Balogun Olugbemiga Foundation Empowers Visually Impaired Persons In Ibadan
•By Oyeniyi Awojoodu
IBADAN – In its efforts towards making life more comfortable for the person living with disabilities, a non-governmental organization, Balogun Olugbemiga Foundation has empowered no fewer than hundred virtually impaired persons.
The event which was held at FaithJoe Civic Center, Akobo, lbadan had in attendance beneficiaries that were drawn from all the 33 Local government areas in Oyo State.
At the event, over 100 benefited from the health insurance worth N1.380million, 20 were empowered with POS machines, while several of them went home with palliatives which included food stuffs and money.
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Speaking at the event which drew a good number of eminent personalities from Nigeria and abroad, the convener of the empowerment, who also doubles as the
Founder of the Foundation, Mr Balogun Victor Olugbemiga maintained that has been his plan and desire to assist visually impaired persons in the society because of their challenges.
Olugbemiga also noted that he organized the empowerment scheme with the aim of keeping the visually impaired persons out of streets begging.
He said, “I’m one of you people, I just felt I could assist you with the little I have, my projection is to establish a school for the blind and home that will be taken good care of you people.”
“The visually impaired persons need to be well empowered, they need to be educated and protected with health insurance.” He said.