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Tunde Onakoya Breaks Guinness World Record For Longest Chess Marathon For Children's Education

  On April 17, 2024, amidst the bustling energy of Times Square, New York City, Tunde Onakoya embarked on a remarkable mission—to break the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon without losing a single game. But his endeavor is about more than just achieving a personal milestone; it's about making a difference in the lives of children around the world. As Tunde tirelessly maneuvered his chess pieces, he also set his sights on a lofty fundraising goal: one million dollars for children's education. In a heartfelt tweet, he declared, "Our mission to raise a million dollars for children's education has become our top priority. This is our purpose, our reason for being here." This commitment to philanthropy underscores Tunde's belief in the transformative power of education, particularly for African children facing socio-economic challenges. With each move on the chessboard, he's also making strides towards providing access to quality education a...

Benefits Of Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is the feeding of babies and young children with milk from a woman's breast. Health professionals recommend that breastfeeding begin within the first hour of a baby's life and continue as often and as much as the baby wants.

Benefits to the child:
- Reduce malnutrition, allergies to the skin, scalp and atopy
- Less infection, less morbidity, less hospitalization.
- Reduce infant death.
- wholesome food for optimal growth and development.
- Create bonding between the child and the mother.
- Intellectual development of the child.
- Helps in the facial development of the child.
- Breast Milk is easily digested.
- Breast Milk is fresh and readily available.
- Reduce dental carries and malocclusion.
- Breast Milk reduce offensive stools.
- Reduce night blindness, inflammatory diseases, asthma, cancers ( lymphomas/ Hodgkins) etc

Benefits to the mother:
- Fulfillment of motherhood.
- Reduce cancer of ovary and breast.
- Easier motherhood and less work.
- Reduce fracture of hip ( Osteoporosis )
- Close loving relationship with child ie bonding.
- Lactational amenorrhea ( Family Planning )
- Reduce post delivery bleeding.

Benefits to the family:
- Food security.
- Saves family funds ie Economical.
- Greater productivity.
- Family love and stability.

Benefits to the community:
- Clean environment and no degradation.
- Healthy children leads to Healthy population.
- Increases household security.
- Happy community and less crime.

Benefits to the government:
- Saves foreign exchange.
- Good health statistics.
- Less crime.

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