The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) cohort two participants at the Nigeria campus of the Accra Regional Learning Center have donated assorted items to the Lady Atinuke Oyindamola Memorial Home for the Mentally Challenged in Badagry, Lagos.
The donation
which included bags of rice and some cartons of soft drinks among others were
contributions from the participants which forms part of the cooperate
activities of the team to impact societies for the benefit of the future
generation.
Dr.
Funmilayo Bolaji who presented the items on behalf of the YALI team expressed
commitment to supporting socially disadvantage children to help make life
comfortable for them and to develop their potentials.
She said as
young African leaders it was their responsibility to contribute effectively to
the development of their societies and countries.
Mrs Elsie
Rose Akerele, the founder of the Home expressed gratitude to the team for the
gesture and urged the people to continue their good works for the benefit of
the society.
She also
encouraged them not to only render financial and material support alone to the
Home but also with their time and talents.
Mrs Akerele
also encouraged mothers and prospective mothers to be wary of symptoms of
diseases such as autism and down syndrome which had dire consequences on the
development of the child.
She urged
well wishers and donors to assist the home in refurbishment of the home, with
a bus as well as financially among others.
The YALI
participants are young leaders from eight African countries, Nigeria, Liberia,
Siera Leon, Ghana, Togo, La Côte D'Ivoire, the Gambia and Cameroon.
