Chike Emmanuel Azuh, who is popularly known as Teacher Chike, is a Public Speaker, Character builder, Teens Coach, Life and Inspirational coach as well as the Founder, Teacher Chike Educational Foundation. Also known as the Village Teacher, Chike Emmanuel is passionate about empowering learners in character, resources, and learning.
He was the 1st Runner up in the Maltina Teacher of the Year 2023 Award
I We have also been exposed to the ministry of warfare from our youth, so much of the battles others would encounter in life, you would have fought and overcome them early in life.
My mom took us to MFM in 2003. Fasting and prayer became our antidotes for stubbornness. Deliverance was compulsory before resumption and immediately after I returned from boarding school. Countless times, my siblings will go for deliverance within the term because they attended a day school.
When I went to the University of Benin,When I went to the University of Benin, I continued with the MFM Campus Fellowship. I fellowshipped with young, like-minded brethren. I got exposed to the teachings of Dr. D.K. Olukoya. I ate them like food and prayed the prayers that accompanied them. I found instructions for destiny in Dr. Olukoya's teaching, which has been a guide to my path.
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Teacher Chike served as the fellowship President of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Campus Fellowship (MFMCF) Uniben
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My name is Azuh Chike Emmanuel. I'm a teacher, and my first name is Chike; that makes me Teacher Chike.
Unlike others, I did not choose teaching; rather, teaching chose me, and since then I've been on an adventure to restore the dignity of teaching and make impact within and beyond the classroom.
In order to achieve this, I had to leave my place of comfort and go to a community where I could have firsthand experience of the challenges students and teachers go through in low-income areas. In the past few months, I've seen needs, and with the help of concerned Nigerians, I've been able to solve some of them.
The need to have a proper structure where the needs of learners and teachers in low-income areas can be properly attended to birthed the vision of Teacher Chike Educational Foundation.
The Foundation was forged with a singular mission: to transform education in underserved areas, one student and one teacher at a time.
The need to have a proper structure where the needs of learners and teachers in low-income areas can be properly attended to birthed the vision of Teacher Chike Educational Foundation.
The Foundation was forged with a singular mission: to transform education in underserved areas, one student and one teacher at a time.
Our vision is to create boundless potential for every child and every teacher by enlivening hope, empowering them, and demonstrating the incredible impact that can be achieved when one individual's passion ignites a community's potential.
You can click the link in the comment section to read more about our full identity.
Today marks four years since the commencement of the Adventures of Teacher Chike - since 2nd August, 2020. It's something to celebrate, but based on the state of the nation, we just have to be calm.
The idea for the adventures of Teacher Chike came in the classroom while I was teaching my students at Triton International School, Kuchikau, Nasarawa State, in the year 2016. It came as a school comedy series.
I remember sharing the idea with my students, and they were excited about it, but unfortunately I couldn't start because I needed more details on how it should be structured, and I was also waiting for a go-ahead from the Lord. I do nothing except I am commanded (this is one of my life's secrets).
I can vividly remember discussing the idea with a secondary school friend of mine in 2018. I told him that my fear is that if I commence the adventure as a comedy, it might succeed, and if I succeed in the wrong thing, I would drift out of destiny. So I kept asking the Lord for clarity.
It was in July 2020, immediately the lockdown began to ease, that the blueprint of the adventure was revealed to me. At that time, I was already teaching at Destiny Christian Academy, The Lord's Garden, Airport Road Abuia. My first video was posted on
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The adventures of Teacher Chike began with a Tecno Camon 12 Pro. I did not have money to take professional pictures, so my front camera was used to snap headshots, which I sent to a friend of mine to help retouch. Looking back now, I can't stop laughing at myself.
After my intro video, I discovered my phone, Tecno Camon 12 Pro, would not be able to serve me due to its poor camera quality, so I decided to start using free stock images and videos (I went back to view them on YouTube today; all I could do was thank God for growth; the vision keeps getting clearer by the day.)
After a while, a colleague of mine bought an iPhone XSMax. I used it to shoot two videos, after which the owner of the phone took ill and didn't come to work for two weeks. During this period, I couldn't post because my helper was sick, and I discovered people connected to the videos I appeared in rather than the videos I used stock images and videos.
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On a fateful day, a parent came to drop off some things for her son in the boarding house. I was the assistant patron of the boys then. After collecting what she brought, we began talking. She complimented what I was doing and stated her observation that she hasn't seen my post for a while.
I told her the constraint I had, and she asked for the price of getting an iPhone that could do the job. I did not know the price, so I just told her that 100,000 would go a long way. While she was about to leave, she said she wanted to sow a little seed for that project. I was expecting 10,000. Brethren! She sent 100,000 to me. I almost ran mad. I have heard of miracles; I saw one that day. God is good.
After appreciating her, I went online to search, and I found out that it was cheaper to get a fairly used camera than an iPhone XSMax. I got a buyer that was willing to sell his Canon 700D for #140,000. I borrowed #40,000 to add to the cash, and then I got the camera.
After buying it, I went back to show and appreciate her. She asked me how much I got the camera for, and I told her #140,000. She sent the extra ₩40,000 to complete the money. Not only that, she gave me a brand new laptop that she bought for her children. That's the laptop
It was in July 2020, immediately the lockdown began to ease, that the blueprint of the adventure was revealed to me. At that time, I was already teaching at Destiny Christian Academy, The Lord's Garden, Airport Road, Abuja. My first video was posted on the 2nd of August 2020. It was shot with a Tecno Camon 12 Pro mobile phone. The quality was poor, so I had to use a black-and-white filter (days of little beginning).
My friend @i.am.acetown was my videographer. He was one of those people who believed me even when I didn't know what I was doing. May God bless him for me. He was to also edit the video, but because he was busy, I had to do it myself. That was how I had to learn video editing, which has helped me till this day.
It's been four years of pain, loss, failure, struggles, wins, successes, and breakthroughs. Every failure we encountered became our stepping stone towards greatness. I return the glory to God for His help throughout the years. I thank him for the gift of men that has helped us push this vision to where it is today. To him alone be all the glory. Amen.
I want to also thank you for your love, support and encouragement. You contributed to our success story. God bless you for me.
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laptop that she fought for her chmaren. mats the laptop I'm still using today. Beloved! There are angels in human form. I can't mention her name because she asked me never to mention her name. Her generation is blessed already.
I know sometimes you want to have everything sorted before you start, but things don't work like that all the time. Sometimes you need to start with what you have. Learn and fail so much till you lose the ability to fail. In my little days on social media, I've found out that people are not interested in your plan; they are interested in what they see you do.
Instead of talking about your plans to feed 1,000 schoolchildren, why not start feeding one with the little resources that you have? Document them properly on social media, and people will see it and support you to feed 1000 schoolchildren. Having big plans is good, but before you get the funding or resources that will power it, start small.
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Our vision is to create boundless potential for every child and every teacher by enlivening hope, empowering them, and demonstrating the incredible
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