Flashchange Partners Ruth Foundation To Empower Vulnerable Children In Alimosho With Skill Acquisition
In an inspiring initiative to uplift the next generation, Flashchange, a digital assets trading platform, and Ruth Foundation recently implemented the “Orphanage Skill Acquisition Assembly 2.0 program,” a skills empowerment program for vulnerable children at Alimosho in Lagos.
The five-day programme, which took place in April, was curated to equip vulnerable children from 4 to 18 years with essential life skills such as financial literacy, fashion design, photography, creative arts, cooking, and leadership development.
Speaking at this year’s edition of the programme, the Chief Operating Officer of Flashchange, Olamide Ajibola, said, “We are delighted to be part of this life-changing initiative. At Flashchange, we believe that children are the heartbeat of every community. By investing in their development today, we are not just shaping the future of individuals but nurturing future leaders, creators, and change-makers who will make a positive contribution to the growth and development of society in the near future.
“Initiatives of this nature gladden our hearts, and we are open and willing to participate in them at any time. In the coming months, we hope to do more in that area as our little way of improving society. This is in line with our CSR pillars, which include human capital development.”
Ajibola lauded the beneficiaries for accepting to be part of the life-changing training, which has the capacity to catapult them to a brighter future. He also commended the facilitators for impacting the children with the skills and knowledge to help shape their lives.
Speaking about the partnership, Itunuoluwa Ruth Da-Silva, founder of Ruth Foundation, expressed the foundation’s deepest appreciation to partnering organisations like Flashchange, for believing in the vision and throwing their weight behind it.
She said, “It will interest you to know that 153 vulnerable children benefited from the Orphanage Skill Acquisition Assembly 2.0 programme, and the training ran simultaneously at Compassionate Orphanage home, Precious Pearl Orphanage, Little Saints Orphanage and House of Mercy Orphanage respectively. Providing the children access to knowledge and skills early in life to create a ripple effect that can transform the entire community.”
The Chief Marketing Officer at Flashchange, Jesujoba Ojelabi, commended Ruth Foundation for the initiative and urged the children to take the skills they learnt seriously, as it can change their lives for good.
His words, “As a company, we would be proud to lend our support to the foundation whenever we are called upon to do so in the future. My candid advice to you, children, would be this: to be great ambassadors of this initiative, you need to continuously put into practice the skills and knowledge you have acquired from the programme. We are indeed proud of you all and the success stories recorded so far.”
To support the continuous development of the children, the following items were donated: an electric sewing machine, a cake mixer, packs of Yeye yarn, packs of pins, some stitch markers, scissors, a measuring scale, a make-up kit box filled with make-up tools, among several others.
Flashchange and Ruth Foundation, therefore, urge community leaders, government organisations, private sector partners, and stakeholders to support programmes of this nature aimed at equipping children with the skills they need to thrive in a world that is evolving quickly.
