Meet One of Our DRASA Youth Ambassadors: Fathia Alade
DRASA Youth Ambassador Fathia Motunrayo Alade is 17 years old. She has been part of the DRASA Health and Hygiene Club in her school since 2017 and we wanted to share her story. Check out her interview below. Who is Fathia?I am a young girl who enjoys reading and watching movies. My favorite book is Purple Hibiscus. My favorite drink is Pepsi but I don’t have a favorite food. I like music a lot and my favorite artist is James Arthur. What’s your family like?I have 2 older siblings and 3 younger siblings. I live with my dad and step-mum and they are both traders. My step-mum sells bridal material and my dad sells ankara clothes. My family is okay. It’s a place where you can learn morals and values and be well-rounded and educated on marital and personal issues and how to relate with the whole world. It’s a place where you can always get what you need, what you actually need, in living your life. What was growing up like for you? What did you enjoy about your childhood?My childhood was okay even though I didn’t really stay with my dad because my dad and my biological mum were separated. I got to stay with my mum but she died some years ago – she was very ill – so I had to come and live with my dad. Staying with my mum was different, it was fun because my mum was a very gentle woman; she rarely beat. She wasn’t a wahala woman. So my childhood was filled with lots of experiences and I’m sure one way or the other, those experiences will actually help me. Do you want to share some of those experiences?Yes, maybe as a mother who didn’t want us to feel any suffering, I was used to having […]