Published 6th Oct, 2022

By Tola Owoyele

Icy white. Transparent as water. Harder than nails. Diamonds are the most sought-after gems on earth. They are also one of the most expensive stones in the world.

Nothing is as brilliant as a diamond. When it is first mined, it does not sparkle because it is still in a raw state. However, when it gets polished, it sparkles, flashes in rainbows and dances with light. Diamonds are meant for the spotlight. That is what makes them the world’s most coveted gem.

But diamonds are not always found in the most popular places. As a matter of fact, they mostly exist in discreet locations like vegetations, sediments, soils, and lakes.

That is not all.

The gems’ exploration also requires their miners painstaking efforts that include digging deep into earth’s crust for months, and sometimes, for years, before they can be found.

However, just as they are stones, they are humans too; and presently, The Destiny Trust Foundation, an organisation that takes the wellbeing, education and empowerment of homeless children, and other classes of young people in disadvantaged circumstances as its priority, is in search of a human gem that needs urgent intervention.

The gem’s name is Mubarak Yusuf, a boy likely to be about 10 years of age.

At the moment, the only information the foundation has on Mubarak is just a video of him displaying his debating skills at a mechanic workshop.

In the 30 seconds long video, Mubarak, who is likely to be an apprentice at the workshop, eloquently opposed the motion that favoured “night reading over day reading”.

“Children, like the boy in this video, confirm our belief that there are many invaluable treasures on our streets,” Abimbola Ojenike, co-founder of the foundation, told FIJ.

“We must not pass up the chance to empower him to be the very best that he can be. He shouldn’t waste away on the streets.”

The Destiny Trust is presently on a mission to finding Mubarak so he can be sent to school. However, this cannot be done alone. The general public’s help is needed just so Mubarak can be given a chance at having quality education.

Anyone with useful information on Mubarak can reach out to the organisation through the following:

Phone – +2348138002859

Email – [email protected]

Twitter – @thedestinytrust

Instagram – @thedestinytrust

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