In commemoration of this year’s International Day of the Boy-child (IDBC 2025), Boys Without Borders Nigeria presents the second edition of the Chidera Anushiem Essay Competition. This essay competition is open to all male undergraduate students of any Nigerian university and is made possible by the generosity of Mr. Chidera Anushiem alongside the partnership with […]
Imagine this: You’re on a date with your partner, and the waiter brings the bill. Uneasy thoughts begin to creep in— ”That’s a lot.” “Should I pay?” “What if I can’t afford that? AI-Generated via BlackForest Labs This scenario is all too common for many men, who often feel the silent pressure to impress, to
By: Jesutomiwo Adebumowa I see how you feel. I feel how you see. I perceive. I understand. I learn. I reach out. To make the world a better place, I become a better person. Today, I watched a mother gently correct her son. “She’s your sister, a human being with emotions, just like you. Throwing
By: Aborisade Grace Boluwatife Khaled Hosseini, in his poignant novel A Thousand Splendid Suns, writes, “A man’s heart is a wretched, wretched thing. It is not like a mother’s womb. It won’t bleed. It won’t stretch to make room for you.” This profound observation reshapes the way we view the emotional lives of men, particularly
By: Praise T. Oluwasina In every society, a quiet neglect lingers, The boy child, strong and self-sufficient in our eyes, Carries the weight, the burden of unspoken expectations, Alone. We raise banners for the girl child, A battle worth fighting, a cause most just, Yet in our fervor, we leave the boy, To “figure
“It’s easier for men to get over the trauma of sexual assault.” This is a widespread misconception believed by a large fraction of our society, and both males and females believe it. This harmful myth, among others, about male sexual abuse has kept countless men silent about their traumas, and this silence is being passed
Ibadan, Nigeria — Boys Without Borders Nigeria, a boy-child advocacy organization focused on molding boys into functional men in a boy-child-needs-aware society, has secured a strategic partnership with Global Village, a media company with a portfolio of leading podcasts including Loose Talk and 234 Essential. The partnership, secured on Saturday, August 10, 2024, will enable
In 1860, two notable occurrences took the Victorian-era world, as we knew it then, by storm. The first was that Abraham Lincoln, a man who had lost eight elections in his political career, eventually clinched the title of “sixteenth president of the United States of America”. Although not as popular and attention-grabbing as the first,
Whealth Story #02 features Chidera Emmanuel Anushiem, a 24-year-old man resident in Ibadan, Nigeria. He shares his experience on the pressure to fend for oneself and the lessons he’s learned from it. What is your earliest memory of the pressure to make money and fend for yourself or others as a boy/man? When my
Whealth Story #01 features Richard Ogunjimi, a 35-year-old man living in Texas, United States. He shares his experience with the hunt for financial stability, how it affected him, and what helped him bounce back. What is your earliest memory of the pressure to make money and fend for yourself or others as a boy/man?
Over the years, issues surrounding the boy-child and his development have not been given enough attention as required, thereby causing the areas essential for his growth to be treated with levity.
