LOIS THE GREAT!!!!!!!!
One of the greatest women I know in the world, Unlimited and ever soaring. She is actually the first person I have personally met that I blog about, she is all about inspiration and motivation, always smiling and has a warm welcoming aura at all times. I thought you should know her too.
BACKGROUND
At the age of two (2), Lois Auta
was affected by Poliomyelitis, an ailment that affected her legs, thus
making her to use wheel chairs, but in her words, she said and I quote “I never allow it to weigh me down. It
only affected my legs not my brain, therefore I’m equal to the task. In
disability, I see abilities, opportunities, hope and a brighter future. Some
see their disabilities as weakness, I see mine as strength, others blame God
for their disabilities, but I remain grateful for mine. What others see as
deformity, I see as variety”. And these are not mere words, she has worked
tirelessly to prove that she is able.
Lois comes from a humble background, and saw herself through growth and life, having
lived as a woman with disability and grown through life as an orphan. This
woman would have even been congratulated if she gave up at any point. But No!!! She didn’t.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Lois Auta, that’s her name. She
is the Founder and Executive Director of Cedar Seed Foundation (CSF), and has
over 5 years of experience in the development sector. CSF
is a non-profit formed with the objective of mainstreaming the issues and
concerns of persons with disabilities particularly women, girls and children
with disabilities in Nigeria into the national development agenda based on the
United Nations Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (UNCRPD).
She is also a Mandela Washington fellow and a Disability Rights Advocate. Ms.
Auta is a sports athlete and sits as the president of the FCT Disabled Sports
Club, Abuja. She is a Board member – Federation of Civil Servants Staff with
Disabilities Multipurpose Cooperative Society. She is also the Founder and
President of Women on Wheels Multipurpose Cooperative Society. Lois is a board
member, Potters Gallery Initiative.
She
currently holds the position of Vice President of the Mandela Washington Fellows Alumni
Association, Nigerian Chapter and is a support staff with
the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC). She is a Mentor with Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program and a
YALI Recruitment Assessor for West Africa Regional Leadership Centre. Despite
all these achievements that I have listed and even the ones that I have not
talked about, qualities that can be used to qualify this young lady are: brave,
courageous, a role model, independent, mentor, intelligent, hardworking, and
full of innovative ideas.
What
is your excuse??? The only person holding you back is YOU!!!!
