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In a heart-wrenching act of love and sacrifice, an elderly grandmother arrived at Adiedo Mixed Secondary School carrying six live chickens in a tattered basket. Her mission: to plead for her grandchildren return to school after they had been sent home for unpaid fees.

With trembling hands and a quiet dignity that moved all who witnessed it, the grandmother explained that she had no money—but these chickens, her most treasured possessions, were all she had left. Among them were her prized laying hens, her only source of daily sustenance. She offered them up without hesitation, believing that her grandchildren future was worth far more than eggs.

In a moment that left many in tears, one of the hens laid an egg right there in the school compound—a poignant symbol of hope, divine providence, and the depth of the grandmother’s sacrifice. It was as if heaven itself was bearing witness to her act of faith.

Her gesture not only settled a debt—it silenced the noise of hardship with the louder voice of love, reminding everyone present that true wealth lies not in one’s bank , but in the heart willing to give everything for the sake of another’s tomorrow.

This powerful scene captured the raw essence of resilience, dignity, and the unwavering bond between generations—an emotional testament to the lengths families will go to ensure education, no matter the cost.

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This is heartwarming

Grandmother's love is pure, unwavering and unmatched, an anchor of warmth and wisdom that shapes generations. her grandchildren will never forget her.

I miss my grandmother


Here's is the school principal confirming the story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Kir75F2Ans?si=yBpBFV6VXqfnssN5

Yimu

Hope the school did not collect her chickens. They have not even mentioned her location.

That story is both heartbreaking and powerful. It highlights the deep sacrifices some families make for education, especially in places where poverty is widespread and school fees are a burden. The grandmother bringing live chickens shows the value she places on her granddaughter’s future it’s an act of love, desperation, and determination.

At the same time, it raises serious questions about access to education. No child should be sent home because their family can’t afford to pay. It’s a reminder that education, though often said to be a right, still isn’t truly accessible to all.


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LilMissFavvy:
Hope the school did not collect her chickens. They have not even mentioned her location.

it happened in Kenya

I'm lost for words to describe this grandma's gesture and how it made me feel. I pray she live to reap the fruit of her labour/scarifies.

Wait, did the school (the man holding the chickens) accepted them

Sijo01:
I'm lost for words to describe this grandma's gesture and how it made me feel. I pray she live to reap the fruit of her labour/scarifies.

Wait, did the school (the man holding the chickens) accepted them

Yes he collected them, that's the school principal

Those birds na over 100k o

This one na sacrifice.

Mama knows the value of education. She even sacrificed her layers hen. See egg ooo

In a moment that left many in tears, one of the hens laid an egg right there in the school compound

who are the many that were left in tears?

People in that country should help Grandma pay her grandchildren school fees. I don't think teachers will receive egg as salaries

... And when the next fees are due?
Everyone knows this is a stunt intended to draw public sympathy and have celebrities mine clout by falling over themselves to not only pay the fees but offer scholarship and donate an entire poultry to her etc etc.
The real people to do charity for are those who do nothing to draw attention to it.
You should seek them out and help them.

So touching.

You be werey!!!

Flog them all and send them back home. Aren't nonsense

I pray someone builds a school for free in that axis for them. With Jesus Christ the World is a better place

Wow, if there's anything I'll be grateful to my Akwa ibom State government, it's all about my education. I never paid shishi through out my primary and secondary school, Even waec, text books and other essential things were all free. God bless obong Victor attah, God bless Godswil akpabio, God bless udom Emmanuel, God bless Umo Enoh and God bless Akwa ibom State.

love of grandparents is very strong.

Anyway, Agriculture is life

While I appreciate her love for the kids education, why didn't she take the Chickens to the market and sell to pay for the school fees or is there something I'm not getting here? Many of us went through such that our parents have to sell their valuables to pay for school fees.

I've also sold some valuables to pay for my children's tuition!

Can only happen in Ghana

axglide:
I pray someone builds a school for free in that axis for them. With Jesus Christ the World is a better place

I'm not making fun of you, I am just laughing at the concept of free school

IN America, Priscilla, Mark Zuckerberg's wife, set up a free school. EVERYONE was welcome, she employed very good teachers, and a lot of students ed through that school, rich and poor. Many benefited (one rich celeb who enrolled her child there said her child had thrived in the school).

After over ten years, she closed the school. Reason, it was draining the money. Her money, her husband's money.

Nothing like free school. You still have to pay taxes, pay teachers salaries, pay for books and equipment, and pay for maintenance. And unless you got a bottomless pit of money, or you have a foundation where rich people are donating billions in dollars and euros, you cannot run a free school. School dey cost money. At the end, you go charge fees, or you will drain your money sponsoring the school, or you will cose it down.

Education

Possibly Kenya.

That's what the bible calls the "widow's mite". It's a great gesture.

It's worth more than millions of Naira, because could probably more than 80% of her valuables that she can pick from.

She deserves help from the government and Nigerians.

♥️♥️♥️


This sacrifice worth more than that of Abel

Certainly Kenya.

A selfless granny.

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Nice, maybe we can just go to the time of trade by barter