Aníké Elèko

Age Range: 7 – 12 years

Aníké has to hawk èko every morning but that does not stop her from going to school. She loves school and wants to be a doctor.

However, her mother has decided her fate: once she finishes primary school, she will join her Aunt Remí in the city as a tailor.

When a mystery guest visits Àníké’s school, she has the chance to win a scholarship that will change her fate. Will the help of her friends Oge, Ìlérí and Àríyo the cobbler be enough?

Written by Sandra Joubead and illustrated by Àlàbá Ònájìn, ÀNÍKÉ ELÉKO tells a colourful story
of one girl’s courage in the face of opposition to her dreams.