This is the story of Erelu Abike, the CEO of Abike Ade Foundation in the UK. She us doing a lot to help humanity with her Foundation. The big news is that she will be having her Charity AGM & Awards night in Lagos come Friday, 3rd November 2023.
Her Abike Ade Foundation is a UK, USA, Ireland, and Nigeria registered charity organisation reaching out & and supporting the less privileged plus giving scholarships to deprived children.
"We have been around since 2006, many distinguished
Nigerians will be recognised & celebrated in the midst of other important
dignitaries,at the forthcoming event.
She is a nurse by
profession, a mother of 2 wonderful
adults, a barrister & and an engineer.
Lets us tell you more about Abike Ade Foundation,
which was founded in 2006 by Chief Mrs. Victoria Omolola Abike Harley
as a non-governmental, non-religious, non-partisan and not-for-profit organisation; and it
became a registered charity under the Charity Commission of United Kingdom in
2009 and incorporated by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Nigeria in
2014. Since then the foundation has thrived in different aspects of
humanitarian responsibilities and fulfilling its goals of touching lives and
impacting people.
"Our goals include but are not limited to initiating and
implementing strategies to deal with cultural, socio-economic, health &
well-being issues militating against the development of children, youth and
women — especially in rural and/or
abandoned communities. We support and encourage entrepreneurial and creative
skills for vulnerable communities through empowerment schemes, training and
strategies. Our stakeholders are diplomats, business owners and entrepreneurs
from all walks of life — Nigeria, South Africa, United Kingdom, Australia,
Canada, United States — forming alliances and partnerships through free will
donations towards the fulfillment of our common objectives."
As a seasoned broadcaster, the vision of the founder and CEO
of Abike Ade Foundation (AAF) includes community and national advocacy
and enlightenment on contemporary Social, Health and Economic issues.
"Everything we do is geared towards providing support to
less privileged, alleviating poverty in communities, restoring social stability
where necessary, helping children in the rural areas/communities who are
deprived of education through scholarship programs, food drives and provision
of basic social needs to help them achieve their ambition in life.
In addition, AAF reaches out to people enduring
with physical disabilities, orphaned children, widows and needy elderlies. Our
utmost focus is to seek to bring smiles to deprived families in Britain,
Nigeria, and West Africa or beyond by responding to their overwhelming needs
without prejudice to tribe, race, religion or gender.
What led to the creation and passion of AAF was the personal
experience of the founder, Chief Omolola Harley when she moved to the United
Kingdom in the year 1988 in pursuit of further education.
She bagged her first degree at the South Bank Polytechnic,
London, United Kingdom after which she lost her darling husband, Late Mr.
Adeyemi Asha-Layon, and was asked to leave the United Kingdom because she has
completed her course of studies compounded with the fact that she lacked the
permit to remain in the country.
The situation led to a high level of distress, poor economic
situation and stress while grappling with her darling children, who suffered
along with her; running helter-skelter to hide from the UK government to shape
a better life and future for her 2 young children. It was in this situation
that Omolola Harley prayed to God, by whose power and to whose glory she
believed she was granted leave to remain in the country. And that was her index
finger and motivation to give back to the community through supporting the
poor, helping widows, less privileged children, and people enduring physical
disabilities—to mention but a few. Hence, the foundation of this organization.
Who is Omolola Harley?
Chief Victoria Omolola Abike Harley is the Erelu Tayese of
Isheri Olofin, Lagos, the Yeye Ori-Ade of Ifon Orolu, in Osun State, Yeye Oge is
her native homeland.
Iyalode was born to the family of a great teacher &
contractor, Late Mr. & Mrs. Olagoke-Agidigbi of blessed memory. She had her
secondary education at Ekiti Parapo College, Ido Faboro Ekiti; obtained her
first degree at the South Bank Polytechnic; and proceeded to Greenwich
University where she bagged another
degree in Psychiatric Nursing.
An erstwhile hostess of the defunct Nigeria Airways, she
currently works as a nursing manager with NHS Trust of England. However, as a
seasoned broadcaster, public speaker and sociable individual, she continues to
enjoy her side practice as a Compère i.e., a professional anchor.
Among numerous events of Abike Ade Foundation stands out
brightly her Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Awards Night which started in
the United Kingdom in the year 2009 — which has continued ever since as a
yearly gathering of a company's shareholders, friends and donors from all walks
of life.
At Abike Ade
Foundation’s annual general meeting (AGM), steered by her Chairman, Dr. Simon
Olawale Olatunji (US based), our directors of the company present the company's
reports and performance as well as celebrate shareholders’ achievements of the
fiscal year. The first of this kind was held in Nigeria in 2016 and graced with
immense success. And this year’s Annual General Meeting, earmarked to hold on
Friday, the 3rd of November, 2023 will be our 14th AGM and the 2nd in Lagos,
Nigeria, to the glory of God.
"It is our foundation’s honour and joy to express our
unreserved appreciation to all our donors, and to dedicate this special
featured piece to them."
For further information, contact and partnership, please call
+44 790 172 239 (WhatsApp and regular calls) or reach out through our Instagram
handle @abike.ade_foundation.
Soli Deo Gloriam (To God alone be the glory).
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