September 25, (THEWILL) – Former Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, has shown that she is passionate about orphans and the less privileged in the society. One would think after she was ousted out of office, she would move on and forget the country that betrayed her, but she has been giving back to her country since she quit government and relocated to London.
Adeosun’s ‘Dash Me’ Foundation has uplifted hundreds of orphans and the less privileged in Nigeria without looking back since it was established last year. Her passion for orphans was born while she was still the finance minister.
The country had budgeted N500 billion for social investment for the less privileged which was handled by her office. She felt it was an outrageous budget at first until she personally visited some of the beneficiaries of the money. After seeing how the money was channeled to offer microcredit to women most especially widows, feeding of school children and catering for the vulnerable in the society, she developed a passion to channel her personal resources to the downtrodden.
The NGO has two thrift stores where items donated are sold and the money diverted to charity. A Gucci hand bag which cost over two million naira was recently placed on the foundation’s store for raffle draw which in turn generated funds channeled to fund the building of some orphanages in some parts of the country.
The former minister has rebuilt a few orphanages in Lagos, Owerri and Ogun State through her foundation since she embarked on the good course. It has also provided basic amenities for persons with disabilities.
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