When many African states were gaining independence after the second world war, they were not alone, many Asian states were also undergoing the same process. Massive poverty, poor infrastructures, overpopulation, poor housing, unemployment, religious fanaticism, ethnic bigots and lack of education. These were common to both continents.
Believing the possibility is the first step towards bringing Nigeria and other African Nations to their full potential. And the guts to take steps towards making this happen shows our readiness.
Africa is too big. Singapore as you mentioned has 5M people, we should advocate for small experiments, Africa doesn't need to be ready, my corner of it needs to be - maybe?
Yeah. Right, small experiments should be the path. I certainly would not recommend the same formula for the whole continent. However, I'm weary of small scale community efforts. Those efforts have tired me bro. We need the experiments to be small, but to be large enough to really make a difference. E.g Local Governments and State Governments in Nigeria. What NGOS and private organizations have done, and will do, will only go to an extent. But a LGA effort would be transformational.
I look forward to more thinking around the little practical steps we can begin to take, to take us here. To step away from platitudes and bring mature thinking AND *conversations* from small community projects, little experiments that are randomized by our diversity, with the failed society as the experiment's control.
Believing the possibility is the first step towards bringing Nigeria and other African Nations to their full potential. And the guts to take steps towards making this happen shows our readiness.
Are we even ready? Is Africa willing?
That's the big question. As far as I see it, that's the problem. We are just not willing!
Africa is too big. Singapore as you mentioned has 5M people, we should advocate for small experiments, Africa doesn't need to be ready, my corner of it needs to be - maybe?
Yeah. Right, small experiments should be the path. I certainly would not recommend the same formula for the whole continent. However, I'm weary of small scale community efforts. Those efforts have tired me bro. We need the experiments to be small, but to be large enough to really make a difference. E.g Local Governments and State Governments in Nigeria. What NGOS and private organizations have done, and will do, will only go to an extent. But a LGA effort would be transformational.
Read this earlier today bro. Kudos.
I look forward to more thinking around the little practical steps we can begin to take, to take us here. To step away from platitudes and bring mature thinking AND *conversations* from small community projects, little experiments that are randomized by our diversity, with the failed society as the experiment's control.