Africa’s richest woman, Folorunso Alakija is celebration the 10th anniversary of her foundation, the Rose Of Sharon (ROSF).
The foundation was founded by the businesswoman to guarantee financial independence and educational opportunities for widows and orphans through programmes that assure greater self esteem and ease of socio-economic integration.
The ROSF, a year ago, launched a youth empowerment scheme that trained over a hundred people enabling them to become part of the country’s working class.
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The journey started with three widows in 2008 and has now culminated into a network of over 1000 widows, 1,366 fatherless children and 72 orphans.
The celebration of the ROSF’s 10th anniversary brings more joy as many widows and orphans are accepted to the platform.