By Miracle Ogunde
The CEO of Starnews NG, an online newspaper, Mr. Olumide Akinrinlola, has celebrated popular UK based blogger, Maureen Badejo on the occasion of her birthday.
In a statement released on Sunday, Akinrinlola eulogized Badejo as a woman with ‘a heart of gold’ considering her philanthropic works.
“Maureen is a selfless, humble, distinguished and amazing woman who cares more about others than herself. She’s so passionate about her service to humanity and devot her time and resources in giving back to the needy in our society,” the statement reads.
“She’s a one in a million and one who’s compassionate about the less privileged and empowering the youths.
“I celebrate her for her kindness and I pray the Lord will continue to shower His abundant blessings on her.”
Starnews NG reports that the London-based Blogger, Maureen Badejo, collaborated with GIO TV foundation Partners to give back to the needy and less privileged in Ode Aye Community of Okitipupa Local Government Area in Ondo State, last year.
During her interview with Starnews NG Correspondent, Badejo who is the CEO of GIO TV, said the target was to support the widows, the less privileged, and the elderly people in the community.
The blogger said her passion to assisting those in need stemmed from witnessing the challenges faced by people, especially at the hands of religious figures.
“I decided to go into charity because of what people are passing through most especially in the hands of religious Leaders who parade themselves as men of God”, she said.
Regarding her collaboration with GIO TV foundation Partners to support the less privileged, Maureen expressed a deep connection to her hometown and emphasized the importance of assisting her own community.
She said, “Ode Aye is my home town. Charity begins at home . I have a passion for my foundation, my people need assistance. I can’t continue to assist people online when my own people at home need more help than those seeking my assistance online”.
Comparing the charitable event organized in December 2022 to the one in 2023, Maureen highlighted the huge expansion in scale and offerings.
“To God be the glory, the year 2023 event was larger than that of 2022. It was a big event where we assisted up to 1,000 residents of Ode Aye with food items. We distributed repackaged bags of rice, beans, garri, and cartons of noodles, including spaghetti, magi, and other food items. For the pupils, we distributed school bags water bottles, and exercise books to support their resumption.
She also mentioned plans to sponsor indigenes of the community to study Nursing and medicine abroad.
“We have plan to sponsor a minimum of two indigenes of Ode Aye abroad to study Nursing. We are going to open a care home for elderly people in lagos and motherless baby home in Ota, Ogun state this 2024. I feel the pain of our people, the level of hunger in the land is alarming. Our government should do more for our communities. We are also looking at how to train and empower the youth in different skills to reduce joblessness.
God will continue to enlarge our coast to assist more”, she added.
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