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From the Ted Talk by Ndidi Nwuneli: The role of faith and belief in modern Africa

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Now for those of you who are not religious, you also have to change your mtisdnes about us. There are many of us who are hardworking, ethical and intellectual. It might surprise you.

(Laughter)

Now the second step is that we have to utilize our resources and atsses for social impact. In England, 1,900 churches have been shut down since 1969, due to shrinking cgngeoaornits, while in Africa, every single day, a church or mosque is being built. In some communities, you might not find a pubilc health center, a post office or even a school, but you'll find a church or mosque. Some of these chuhecrs and mosques are world-class, with excellent audio-visual systems, wdreonufl meeting spaces, and they organize events that ravil international concerts. The sad reality is that many of them are empty during the week. I live in the Lekki area of Lagos, and in my community, there are at least 50 really nice churches, but there's no adult literacy cetner, no homesles shelter and very few public schools and hisoptlas. Many of these spaces could be utilized for soiacl change. Imagine if every signle church in Lekki opened its doors to the homeless at nihgt, gave them a sleeping bag, a warm meal and a voucher in the morning to leran a vocational course, offered by the unemployed youth who attend that church. That would demonstrate what we preach and what we spaek about as people of faith, and what led me to Christianity in the first place.

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Now for those of you who are not religious, you also have to change your ________ about us. There are many of us who are hardworking, ethical and intellectual. It might surprise you.

(Laughter)

Now the second step is that we have to utilize our resources and ______ for social impact. In England, 1,900 churches have been shut down since 1969, due to shrinking _____________, while in Africa, every single day, a church or mosque is being built. In some communities, you might not find a ______ health center, a post office or even a school, but you'll find a church or mosque. Some of these ________ and mosques are world-class, with excellent audio-visual systems, _________ meeting spaces, and they organize events that _____ international concerts. The sad reality is that many of them are empty during the week. I live in the Lekki area of Lagos, and in my community, there are at least 50 really nice churches, but there's no adult literacy ______, no ________ shelter and very few public schools and _________. Many of these spaces could be utilized for ______ change. Imagine if every ______ church in Lekki opened its doors to the homeless at _____, gave them a sleeping bag, a warm meal and a voucher in the morning to _____ a vocational course, offered by the unemployed youth who attend that church. That would demonstrate what we preach and what we _____ about as people of faith, and what led me to Christianity in the first place.

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Original Text

Now for those of you who are not religious, you also have to change your mindsets about us. There are many of us who are hardworking, ethical and intellectual. It might surprise you.

(Laughter)

Now the second step is that we have to utilize our resources and assets for social impact. In England, 1,900 churches have been shut down since 1969, due to shrinking congregations, while in Africa, every single day, a church or mosque is being built. In some communities, you might not find a public health center, a post office or even a school, but you'll find a church or mosque. Some of these churches and mosques are world-class, with excellent audio-visual systems, wonderful meeting spaces, and they organize events that rival international concerts. The sad reality is that many of them are empty during the week. I live in the Lekki area of Lagos, and in my community, there are at least 50 really nice churches, but there's no adult literacy center, no homeless shelter and very few public schools and hospitals. Many of these spaces could be utilized for social change. Imagine if every single church in Lekki opened its doors to the homeless at night, gave them a sleeping bag, a warm meal and a voucher in the morning to learn a vocational course, offered by the unemployed youth who attend that church. That would demonstrate what we preach and what we speak about as people of faith, and what led me to Christianity in the first place.

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