Obinna is a 17- high school student in Ibadan, Nigeria. He is the 1st of 6 children. Obinna feels alot of pressure being the first son of his family. His parents let him know always that he cannot fail because failing would cause his younger siblings to fail as well. This makes Obinna always feel frustrated and that he isn’t living as he’d like to live. He doesn’t even want to be an Engineer, he enjoys Accounting the more but is afraid to pursue his dreams because he feels that would be a disappointment to his family. His immediate younger sibling doesn’t seem to have this pressure and is enjoying life. No one knows, but in the comfort of Obinna’s room, he wishes he could just run away from all these or even end this…but his mother. What would happen to his mother if he runs away. What?!

Abdul is a 29 year old graduate from one of the reputable institutions in Nigeria. Despite graduating with a 2”1 four years ago, Abdul hasn’t been able to get a good job. He has applied with different companies, however only the ones who paid meagre salaries were offering him job opportunites. This doesn’t seem fair enough, he thought. How could his other friends who graduated with lesser grades have landed better paying jobs than him. WHY HIM? Abdul feels like life is unfair to him. He recently started ignoring phone calls from his friends and has been avoiding social gatherings as well. This is negatively impacting his self esteem. He would love to speak with someone. He would love to know he is not alone in this struggle. He would love to know if there is even a way out.