Whitefield Foundation had given booster grants to 30 MSMEs & Educational Support To 20 Undergrads her 20 -year anniversary marked recently in Lagos.
The foundation defiled the crunching economy and high inflation to reach out to the beneficiaries help them sustain and grow their businesses.
Other beneficiaries to enjoy the 20th anniversary celebration largesse were 20 brilliant undergraduates from various institutions of higher learning.
The Foundation would not have been able to achieve the impact and success she recorded so far without the generous support of her partners and sponsors.
In compliance to global SDG best practices, Whitefield Foundation has remained focused on access to quality education, promotion of decent work and economic growth, as well as poverty eradication and zero hunger.
It has since implemented initiatives that have far-reached and empowered individuals from all the 36 States of Nigeria and the Federal Capital territory; with special attention on women; youths and everything else that enhances their well-being.
Through a variety of programme, the foundation has directly impacted over 162,500 individuals and then through other ambassadorial systems indirectly empowered another 320,000 plus people.
So many success stories abound as testimonials which includes that of Eunice.S, a 16 year old, out of school teenage pregnant girl-child who was rehabilitated, then sponsored through secondary and university education. She has now bagged a Second Class Upper Division in Education.
In 2022, the foundation was able to empower 2,800 small holder farmers (80% women) and victims of flooding with high yielding, disease-resistant seedling to help them rebuild their means of livelihood. The relief intervention was made possible through the partnership of corporate sponsors.
The vision of Whitefield Foundation remains to reach 1 million Nigerians with empowerment by the year 2025. They are positive that this is achievable.
The foundation believes that Nigeria with a reported population average of 19 years is a country of vibrant youth that needs to be supported especially in education and vocational skills training for entrepreneurship.
The Whitefield Foundation is open to partnership and support from well-meaning individuals and corporate organizations to work with her to bring education and empowerment to millions of distressed Nigerians.
The narrative that Nigeria is one of the poorest nation on earth is one that should and must be changed and is only possible if we all work together and support organizations like the Whitefield Foundation to eradicate poverty through education and empowerment.
This 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Foundation seek to chronicle among others, the impact of the education support initiatives, the flagship program of the Foundation which has so far benefitted over 5,700 students in public schools across Nigeria.
Till date, the vocational skills training program of the foundation has directly empowered over 114,000 youth and women in Nigeria with grant awards to over 1,300 business owners.
The program has beneficiaries from every state in Nigeria. In Kano State alone, over 2,000 women drawn from all the 44 local government areas in the state benefitted from the program between 2021 and 2022.
On the occasion of this 20th anniversary the foundation expresses gratitude to all her donors, sponsors and partners that have contributed immensely to her programs and sustainability.
