Ade and his wife, Bola have always wanted to save for their son, Kunle's future education, but they have never quite been able to make it happen. They made attempts to start a child-savings plan but each time, a more pressing issue crept up. 1/5
Bola, an elementary school teacher, lost her job during the recession. For two years, the family was getting by on Ade’s civil servant income. Every time Bola raised the issue of saving for their son's education, Ade would say, "we would deal with that in the future." 2/5
As the years went by, the cost of education in Nigeria increased and Kunle’s parents struggled to keep him in school.
After many years of toiling and incurring debt to pay for their son’s education, Kunle made straight A’s in his SSCE with a desire to study Law. 3/5
Ade said to Bola, “The tuition for law school is really high, and we have incurred so much debt over the years. How are we going to finance Kunle’s higher education?” They started discussing the possibility of their son forfeiting his dreams of going to the university. 4/5
Kunle overheard his parent’s conversation from behind the door and, with tears running down his face, he said, “would this be the end of my dreams?”
His parents had no words. 5/5
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