PROGRAMMES
February 14 is our Humanitarian Day, the day we set aside to show care and love to some special people living around us; often, we visit a female ward in a government-owned hospital and an orphanage home with gift items and services.
In 2021, due to the Covid-19 outbreak and guidelines, we visited Ighalo Orphanage Home, Lagos, Nigeria.
On October 11th and 12th, 2021, we celebrated International Girl Child Day with two Girls’ Secondary Schools in Imo and the Abia States. Both schools are in the Eastern part of Nigeria, and over eight hundred(800) girls were in attendance. Our conversation with them happened within two days, and we taught them how to stand firm in all they do that is right, be focused, and learn the appropriate digital skills that would help them maximize their potential to achieve their life goals. In the Programme, the Executive Director of our Foundation inspired them with her books, “Effective Approaches To Parenting A Super Girl”, the first and revised edition. She gave them over three hundred (300) donated copies of her books and donated some for their school Libraries. Courtesy, Viola@50.
The schools visited were St. Theresa’s Girls’ Secondary School Olokoro Umuahia, Abia State, and Mercy Girls’ High School Okigwe, Imo State, both schools in Nigeria.
In addition to the foundation programmes, the Executive Director of our Foundation, Mrs. Viola E. Okoro, supported other organizations with their programmes as a Keynote Speaker, Guest Speaker, or guest, among others. Such programmes happened in the church, school and event place. She inspired women by telling them who they are during the TREM Ejigbo Annual Women Convention/ Mothering Sunday, 2021.
The Executive Director also inspired the children at Federal Government College Odogbolu on the Day of the African Child 2021 to accelerate the charter implementation on Child’s Rights to establish the dream Africa fit for children. Another organization she supported is the “Every Girl Wins Institute Programme” in Lagos, Nigeria. In the 2021 programme, she encouraged girls to pursue their goals without wavering because woman’s rights are human rights.
Lastly, we organized an outreach Christmas event at the local community level tagged “The Sweet Evening,” where all the girls in the local community came together to interact and discuss their aspirations. The meeting closed the gap between the rich and the less privileged girl child.
AWARDS
2021 was an award-winning year for us at Leadership Foundation For African Girl Child and Women. One of our mentees (Miss Elena Favour Ohaneme) won Youth Leadership Role-Model Award from Every Girl Wins Institute, a foundation based in the U.S.
In addition, the Executive Director of the Foundation, Mrs. Viola E. Okoro, received “The East London Glocal Engagement Award,” an award from the University of East London Alumni. The award recognizes her exceptional contribution and commitment to creating positive change which improves the lives of others within East London or further afield.
OUR FOCUS IN 2022
- Girl Child Education and Skill Acquisition Programmes.
- Low Income/Indigent Women Empowerment Programmes.
- Mentoring.
- Others.
We appreciate all our donors and sponsors. Your support helped us achieve. Let us do it again.
Thank you.