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Hello everyone! Welcome to the month of July! For those of you in Lagos haven’t the past few weeks been very rainy! Despite the challenges of the rainy season, it’s been business as usual here in Freedom Foundation.

Freedom Foundation will be celebrating its 10^th anniversary very soon! It has been an awesome journey. From inception, all our programs have made significant strides in carrying out the mission of the organization and achieving all major targets and we have various accomplishments to be proud of.

Despite the successes recorded by Freedom Foundation, there are still vulnerable people living on the streets, under the bridges and in our communities that need a helping hand, rehabilitation, education and empowerment. Freedom Foundation in partnership with you can touch even more lives.

We are looking forward to celebrating with all our wonderful donors and various activities have been planned to celebrate this milestone so watch this space!

Freedom Foundation would like to use this opportunity to thank all donors, partners, board members, and volunteers for standing with us and supporting us through these years. Thank you for ten wonderful and productive years!

From The ED

Hello Friends! Can you believe its June already?  How time flies!

Child Education

At Freedom Foundation we are proud to be part of a community that is changing lives and building society through programs that continue to be effective in achieving our goal of rehabilitating, educating and empowering  those who are needy and marginalized as a result of their background, lack of education, or a cycle of unfortunate circumstances.

The 16^th of June is celebrated all over Africa as the Day of the African Child. This day was first initiated by the Organization of African Unity, now the African Union (AU) to honor the memory of the thousands of black school children killed in Soweto in 1976 during a protest against apartheid. The Day also draws attention to the lives of African children today. This day is an opportunity for us to celebrate the bright and wonderful children in our Bethesda Child Support Agency or the young girls in Genesis House who have experienced trauma as a result of human trafficking.

The 26^th of June is commemorated worldwide as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, presenting a unique opportunity for us all to take a stand and support the drug campaign. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is leading the international campaign to raise awareness about the major challenge that illicit drugs represent to society as a whole, and especially to teenagers and young adults.

The goal of the campaign is to mobilize support and to inspire people to act against drug abuse targeting most especially teenagers and young adults who are particularly vulnerable to using illicit drugs to put their health first and not to take drugs.

Freedom Foundation was at last year’s World Drug Day Event, held at the Alausa Secretariat and hosted by the Lagos State Government to commemorate the day. The Lagos State Government clearly put their weight and support behind and for Freedom Foundation in their mission to curb and eliminate drug related issues within the State.

You can help Freedom Foundation to raise funds by organizing small fund raising events in your home with a few friends. Fun events such as make-up classes, dance classes or a fund raising breakfast meeting will help to raise valuable funds to improve the lives of the vulnerable young people in our society. Freedom Foundation will work with you to ensure that your event is successful and stress free.

If you would like to organize an event and/or make a donation to benefit Freedom Foundation please call Ugochi on 08085890825 or e mail her at u.ikomi@freedomfoundationng.org. 

We look forward to hearing from you!

Tenidola Awoyemi