What I love above all is making a positive impact on people by helping them fulfill their aspirations in life. I could even say it's my profession, at least my daily life, and certainly the most important thing in my life. 

My name is Dr. Moses Arokoyo, and I live in Nigeria. Today, 12 people live under my roof. There's, of course, my wife and my two children, but also others who are in need; some have lost their parents, others their partners, most of them are very poor, have no support, and barely enough to live on. So, I host them, sometimes pay for their education. I share what I have, some money, belongings, shelter for their heads, a home. Sometimes they're members of our community. Every life matters; every life is important. 

You can't imagine the joy when someone who has lived with you for several years announces their wedding, and, furthermore, asks you to accompany the bride to the altar, essentially assuming the role of the father! It's very moving because the "real" parents are there, and the father says to you, "No, Dr. Moses, you're the father." There's no joy on earth that surpasses this. In fact, it brings tears to my eyes. There's also the end of studies, when they graduate from university. It's a great pride to stand beside them on that day. So, I tell myself, that's indeed the meaning of life, to have an impact on my community. 

Originally, I'm a veterinarian, but I also obtained an MBA in business and leadership because I wanted to enhance my skills. My wife is a nurse, so we are both naturally drawn to human contact, to the desire to help others. We love making people around us happy. For example, during the Covid epidemic, we made "well-being baskets" with, among other things, a little money inside. We set up in a central location, made an announcement, and people came. It was our way of helping them, and seeing them happy brought us a lot of joy. 

So, you'll understand that when my company implemented the Making More Health program, I was immediately very interested because it closely resembled what I was already doing in my personal life. I thought, "Great, my company wants to help people!" 

I began with a mission to Ghana with CowTribe. I met Peter Awin, who explained to me that he was a social entrepreneur. I offered to assist him in aiding farmers. As a veterinarian, I could easily train them in caring for their livestock, but also help them optimize product presentation for sale, establish fruitful connections... For them, it's not about business; it's a matter of survival. When Covid struck, I said, "We need to do something for these farmers, or else they'll lose their animals, which are their only source of income." Additionally, their children were out of school. So, we implemented support programs for them during this critical time. It allowed them to save their animals. 

I've been committed to CowTribe since 2019. I travel from village to village, assisting farmers with their livestock, organizing training sessions, and sharing my experience. I also engage extensively with CowTribe on training and support challenges. 

There's another Making More Health social entrepreneur in Nigeria, Femi Kayode from Farmalert, with whom I worked. With him, we took things to another level. We created an academy for farmers. I visited it every week to provide training on topics like vaccines, livestock management... We saw farmers go from having 200 or 300 poultry to 1,000, 2,000, or even 5,000! Farmalert would collect the eggs and gather them for sale. We spent a lot of time with these communities, breaking things down, simplifying technical aspects so they could better understand, and also identifying what they were doing well and what could be improved. 

I continue to visit communities, one in particular. You should have seen it the first time I went there with my wife... these children in a school without windows, without doors, with a damaged roof, torn-up floors in different places... It worried me a lot. So, when my company's partnership with Farmalert began, I directed them towards a mission for this school. There were 189 children spread across only 2 or 3 classes, with only 4 teachers. So, with Farmalert, we initiated a renovation project. The school was repainted, the roof repaired, and the floors redone. It was like a new school. The children were so happy! 

Thanks to this project, I've raised awareness among other colleagues in my company about community engagement, and I've gotten them involved in the adventure. When they saw what we had achieved together with the school, some said to me, "Wow, Dr. Moses, the next time you have a project like this, I want to be part of it." Seeing all these children, nearly two hundred children, so happy, I think it really opened their eyes. 

Yes, of course, all this takes time, on top of the time spent at the office... but it's not a problem because I truly believe in this mission, I believe we're here to help each other. It's something very powerful, like any other belief; marriage or family life... There's always time for such things. 

It's like mentoring, guiding younger ones towards their fulfillment. When I see someone young, with potential, with a dream, with energy, then I want to follow them, to contribute to what might be an exceptional destiny, to ensure that destiny isn't wasted. In the beginning, Barack Obama didn't know he would one day be president. He was elected thanks to the support of many people. That's why when I see potential talent, I immediately reach out to them, I don't wait for them to come to me. I do everything I can to have an impact on their life, to instill hope in them. That's what drives me forward too. It makes me a changemaker, this feeling of leaving a place in a better state than I found it. 

I am grateful for everything I have in my life—parents, a roof over my head, an education. Not everyone is this fortunate. That’s why we need to share what we’ve received with others, those who have nothing. I have confidence in the future because, both in my company and in my personal life, I know I will continue to help others and make an impact. Many people like me give their time, so there is hope for the future. 

As a changemaker, there are challenges to overcome to continue fostering a bright future. First, there is resistance to change. Some colleagues find it difficult to change their work habits, and no one can blame them. It takes time and a lot of education.

Then, we need to bring them on board with the project, giving them every reason to believe in it. Sometimes I hear, "It’s not in my job description." We need to "lend them our eyes," helping them see things as we do.

Finally, for any project, securing funding is crucial. In my personal life, I draw from my family’s savings account because the help we provide, my wife and I, feels like a priority—it’s an integral part of our lives. But when it comes to corporate matters, it’s different; we need to find sponsors and convince them that they will be contributing to changing lives. It’s not easy. 

If I had to choose a memorable moment from these past years, it would be about a young woman whom my wife and I took under our wing. When we met her, we immediately saw that she had a lot of potential but absolutely no means to continue her studies. So she moved in with us, and we helped her go to university until she graduated. She became very important to us, as she was the first person we trusted to take care of our daughter when she was still young. She got her degree, and then a young man asked her to marry him. She didn’t introduce him to her parents first but to us, asking for our blessing.

Her wedding day was incredibly emotional because it was also the day she left our home to live with her husband’s parents. I believe she cried all the tears in her body. We did too. We had built so much together! It felt like my own daughter was leaving home! Thanks to her, three other people came to live with us. They all went to university and found jobs... It’s very gratifying for us. 

I am very keen to share this spirit of generosity and sharing with my children. My daughter is thirteen, and my son is nine. They have fully embraced our way of life. I remember a day when I took them to villages to show them what life was like there. I told them, "This is the daily reality for these children; they struggle every day to make something of their lives. You need to learn to appreciate your life and the luck you have: your parents pick you up from school, they feed you, they take care of you, you sleep in your own bed... It’s not the same for everyone; you need to know that." 

Three days later, my son came to me with a basket full of toys. "I want to give these to children who have nothing," he said. That’s when I understood that the message had gotten through, that my children had absorbed a good mindset.