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Balancing Work and Parenthood: A Day at the eHA Office with the Little Ones

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"ZlpzFsXV" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>By Favour Oriaku<&sol;p><div class&equals;"dpbIs6vx" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Building a more vibrant&comma; secure&comma; and sustainable future is important to eHealth Africa &lpar;eHA&rpar;&period; And a key part of that mission is engaging the next generation with real-life work experiences&period; Where better to do that than around their heroes—their parents&quest; Bringing kids into the office might conjure up images of chaos&colon; papers scattered everywhere&comma; loud noise&comma; and maybe even crayon drawings on the walls&period; But at eHA&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Bring Your Kids to Work” day has turned into a big hit that everyone looks forward to—kids&comma; parents&comma; and colleagues alike&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For the past two years&comma; eHA has been hosting &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Bring Your Kids to Work” days&period; This event gives families a chance to learn more about what we do&comma; understand our culture&comma; and see our mission in action&period; We recently held our second edition&comma; and it was a huge success&excl; The office was buzzing with excitement as staff members welcomed their children into the workplace&comma; creating a unique day filled with learning&comma; creativity&comma; and lots of laughter&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The day was jam-packed with activities to engage and educate the children&period; There were career talks where professionals shared insights into different career paths&comma; inspiring the kids to think about their futures&period; Health tips were provided&comma; thanks to the eHA Clinics&comma; where the children learned about healthy living and even received vaccinations&period; They had a chance to ask questions about what their parents do at work&comma; giving them a better understanding of the &&num;8220&semi;mystery&&num;8221&semi; behind the job titles&period; A campus tour allowed the kids to explore the office space&comma; and creative painting sessions gave them the chance to unleash their imaginations&period; Of course&comma; it wouldn’t be a kids’ day without playtime—bouncing castles were set up&comma; and they were a big hit&period; Throughout the day&comma; there were plenty of snacks and a delicious lunch to keep everyone energized&period; Each child left with wonderful gifts to remember the day by&comma; a little piece of the organization’s branded materials to take home&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"RuBQ19RE" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The event was about more than just fun&comma; though&period; As Mr&period; Adesina&comma; our HR Manager at eHealth Africa’s Kano HQ&comma; put it&comma; &&num;8220&semi;This event was inspired by the HR team to bring families together&comma; seeing that the staff are usually busy with a lot of work&period; It was also an avenue for the kids to meet other family members of eHA and for the children to see where their parents work&comma; what they do&comma; and integrate family life with work&period; We want to make sure our staff feel a sense of belonging&period; After the maiden edition&comma; staff wanted it to be an annual event&comma; hence the second edition&period;&&num;8221&semi; He continued&comma; &&num;8220&semi;One of the intentions of this event was to educate staff kids on healthy living and career choices&period; Thanks to Dr&period; Ben Igbinosa&comma; our Director of Finance and Administration &lpar;DFA&rpar;&comma; and eHA Clinics&comma; these goals were achieved&period; There is an improvement from last year&&num;8217&semi;s edition with the inclusion of health talks and vaccinations&period; We have plans to accommodate hybrid and remote staff&comma; using technology as eHA is technology-driven&period; I appreciate the Executive team and staff for their support to the HR team and for making their children available for the event&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Safety was a top priority for us during the event&period; Regina&comma; our Associate HR Manager at eHealth Africa’s Kano HQ&comma; highlighted this&comma; saying&comma; &&num;8220&semi;What stood out for me is ensuring a safe space for the kids&period; Though eHA is always a safe space&comma; with children&comma; extra attention was needed&period; Knowing that kids love to explore their environment&comma; we worked to seal up all electrical points&period;&&num;8221&semi; We wanted to create a memorable experience&comma; so each child went home with gifts to remember the day&period; &&num;8220&semi;As one of the best places to work&comma; our goal is to make eHA a family-friendly organization&comma; so the &&num;8216&semi;Bring Your Kids to Work&&num;8217&semi; event speaks to that&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Regina added&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Linda&comma; our Senior HR Coordinator in the Abuja office&comma; explained that this event is part of our corporate social responsibility towards our staff&period; &&num;8220&semi;eHA believes in the power of shared experiences and the value of family&comma;&&num;8221&semi; she said&period; &&num;8220&semi;Bringing your kids to work is a fun activity for the children while also showing our commitment to creating and supporting an inclusive workplace for all our staff&period; It also helps us recognize work-life balance&comma; which is part of our culture&period;&&num;8221&semi; Linda praised our staff for their ability to balance work and family life&comma; noting&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Parents&comma; especially those who have a professional career&comma; are doing so well&period; I commend eHA staff for being able to balance their work with family life&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At eHealth Africa&comma; we know that our employees perform at their best when they can balance their professional and personal lives&period; Events like &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Bring Your Kids to Work” not only provide a fun day for the children but also strengthen the bond between employees and the organization&period; We&&num;8217&semi;re already looking forward to next year’s event and many more opportunities to celebrate our staff and their families&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Favour Oriaku&comma; is a Senior Communications Coordinator&comma; eHealth Africa<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 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