This is a story of a pretty lady of virtue. lt is the story of
a lovely lady who likes giving back to society
She likes to help people. It is the story of Erelu Abike Ade
&Her Humanitarian work.
She has done a lot wih her foundation and Citypeople recently
asked her what made her go into such a big project of touching lives. She revealed
a lot.
My name is Ms Victoria Omolola Olagoke-Harley, popularly known
as Erelu Abike Ade.
I am a native of Ijesa Isu Ekiti, in Ekiti State. My parents are deceased, my late father, Mr
D.F. Olagoke was a retired teacher &
my Mum was a business woman, a building contractor.
I had my primary & school days in Ekiti State, part of my
primary school was in Ilorin, Kwara State but completed at Ido Ekiti & my
secondary school was at Ekiti Parapo College also in Ido Ekiti.
I finished my secondary education in 1980 & immediately
joined the then Nigerian Airways initially as a ground staff.
I got married in 1985, had a beautiful girl & in 1989 I
travelled to United kingdom (UK).
While in UK, I had my first degree in Business & Finance
from South Bank University, I worked
briefly with Natwest Bank before I started my own business (Fashion &
hairdressing Boutique).
I had another child in UK (Boy) in 1991 after my graduation. I
lost my husband in October 1998.
After the death of my husband, I went through some
difficulties, & challenges. I was unable to feed myself & my children
because I do not have access to public funds (No recourse to public funds) as I
am unable to work due to my immigration status.
I depend on friends to feed & at times, will go out of my
way begging to survive.
At some point, the UK immigrations asked me to leave the
country because I came into the country with student visa. So I was advised to
leave even though I still wish to further my education.
Not to bore you with my life stories, God look down and
answered my prayers. I was given indefinite leave to remain in the country with
my children & to God be the glory, I am now a British Citizen.
While I was going through the challenges, I make
a vow to God that if I can come out of the difficulties, I promised to give
back to the community.
Our God is a covenant keeping God. He kept to His promises,
therefore I decided to work & reach out to the Community by supporting
people that are in need.
Media Career & Acting
I started acting & have appeared in more than 10 movies, have appeared in movies alongside with: Motola Jalade, Ramsey Noah, Jide Kosoko, Baba Suwe & other prominent names in the industry.
I started my media career late in 1998 - 2000 with N'Power Radio in London as a presenter.
I moved to Naijafm in 2002 - 2018
I currently run & own online CRYSTAL AFRICAN TV & RADIO
ABIKE ADE FOUNDATION
I started my humanity outreach in 2006 while I was at The
Greenwich University about finishing my training in psychiatry. Sorry I went
back to University the 2nd time to train as a psychiatric Nurse & I am
practicing with NHS, I am currently a senior Charged Nurse with NHS.
Abike Ade Foundation (AAF) was well known in UK & popular
within Nigerian sphere. AAF was fully registered in 2009 in UK & Registered
in Nigeria with CAC in 2014.
To God be the glory, AAF has great evidence based records of
our charity work & outreach carried out in different States & Community
www.abikeadefoundation.org
We gave scholarship to less privilege children, as we all know
that if you educate a child, you have empowered a nation. We trained & also
empowered those that requires skills etc.
AAF supplies wheelchairs to people living with disability
& we also empowered them in our little way.
FUTURE PLAN
We have plan to grow bigger and be able to reach out to many.
BENEFICIARIES
1. ISOLO COMMUNITY LAGOS
2 SHOMOLU BARIGA
3. ISHERI OLOFIN ( They installed me as Erelu Tayese)
4. IFON OROLU, OSUN STATE (They installed me as Yeye Oriade of
Ifon)
5. ADO EKITI, EKITI STATE ETC.
COVID-19 LOCKDOWN
During the COVID-19 Pandemic,
AAF gave food relief to different community (check our website for
evidence)
FUNDING/DONORS
AAF do not have regular donors nor funding.
AAF solicits for funds through individual durng our annual
event where awards are been given to our individual donors.
As the CEO of AAF, I donates my salary towards the running of
the charity. This is where my heart is & for the facts that I was once less
privileged, I took it upon myself to reach out to people that the government
cannot support.
Government cannot reach out to a country of over 150 million
people . I believe we (Nigerians) have to support the government to empower
individual in our country otherwise, our
country Nigeria will remain backward & poor.
APPEAL
Abike Ade Foundation is appealing for support from
individuals, corporate bodies & government parastatals to come &
partner with us, so that we can educate & empower the less privilege within
our community.
Please nothing is too small
AAF BANK DETAILS:
UBA: 1019702363
Account name: Abike Ade
Foundation
UK Account:
HSBC account: 11688383
sort code 400925
Name: Abike Ade
Foundation
Our contacts:
Mrs Nike Falegan (Nigeria Administrator & Co- ordinator:
,+2348038307668
Mrs Tosin Olawale (Admin & Media)
+2348062659684
UK:
MS ADEKUNLE: 07904112603 (UK ADMIN & CO-ORDINATOR)
MS VO Olagoke-Harley (CEO UK) +44 7904172239.
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