🇳🇬 Makoko: The "Venice of West Africa" – A Story of Resilience & Hop

🌊 First Impressions Known as Lagos’ "floating slum", Makoko seemed too chaotic & risky to visit... until today! 🚣 The Adventure Begins • Hopped on a wobbly canoe (heart in throat!). • Luck struck – met a friend who took us to Makoko’s floating school. 🏫 The Hidden School • 350 kids attend classes here – arriving by "school canoes" 🛶✏️ • The young headmaster, raised in Makoko, teaches for free – even orphans. ❤️ 🤯 Shattered Stereotypes We feared: ☠️ Kidnapping ⚡ No electricity = danger 💸 Begging mobs Reality? ✨ Quiet & peaceful – just fishermen, boat builders, and vendors grilling fish. 🌞 Hardworking, proud people – no pity needed. 💛 The Takeaway "Poverty doesn’t define dignity." #MakokoStories #WestAfrica #LagosHiddenGems