She is a lawyer, an entrepreneur, a wife and most importantly, a mother. She is Barr. (Mrs.) Oby Ohakim- the founder of ProjectBaby Nigeria.
My name is Oby Ohakim. I'm an in-house counsel at a Quasi-government agency and I specialize in corporate litigation. I'm also the founder of ProjectBaby Nigeria and I'm the mother of 2 truly exceptional boys – J and CJ.
What is ProjectBaby Nigeria about?
ProjectBaby Nigeria is a God-led vision which developed out of my passion for Early Learning!! Basically, we design and create innovative and affordable Early Learning Resources which encourage multi -sensorial learning through play!! We believe that by learning through play, children develop a lifelong enthusiasm for thinking for themselves.
Our goal is to inspire young mothers, caregivers and preschools - to engage their kids in hands on learning activities using age-appropriate learning resources; rather than through Screen time.
What’s your inspiration?
My 2 boys – J and CJ, are my inspiration. By watching my kids development and how they learn through play; I’m constantly inspired to design and produce resources with a child's academic and social development in mind.
Essentially, ProjectBaby evolved out of the desire and need to make unique learning resources easily accessible in Africa, taking into account the affordability of same.
More so, I've always had a passion for early learning with my mother being the Proprietress of Divine Offspring International School (with 5 branches in Lagos) I grew up learning with resources like these and with my kids I've always adopted this hands on practical approach to learning.
How did you start projectbaby?
I first started my “mommy blog” www.playsuitsandlawsuits.com in 2016 - as a way to share my experience as a young working mom. However, the blog surprisingly grew into a very useful online resource providing tips, encouragement and inspiration to other new moms – like me, who were just trying to figure out parenting the best way we can.
By September, 2017, the “mom community” had organically grown, and I started ProjectBaby Nigeria to encourage young mothers on the benefits of engaging children through purposeful play and use of age-appropriate learning resources.
I'll say my biggest challenge generally is trying to find a balance – being an active, present mother and still trying to be a good employee, and run a business. It's a bit tricky and can be difficult because young kids require a lot of attention, and so does a full-time job.
How do you overcome those challenges?
I’m very big on prioritising, creating plans, schedules, lists and sorting things – this kind of helps me stay organised and on top of things.
It was indeed a mind-blowing and very interactive session with her...... Did I mention the fact that she is very chic? yep! I just did!
It was indeed a mind-blowing and very interactive session with her...... Did I mention the fact that she is very chic? yep! I just did!
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| Momma and her boys- J and CJ |
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| With her hubby and first born son |
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| Momma Showstopper! |
