OKONGKO CHARITY FOUNDATION FETES A’IBOM DISABLED PEOPLE COMMUNITY
* Doles Out 3M Business Grants
* ‘You’re Our VVIPs’ — DG Redemption FM
By Kendi JUMBO
He also commended Redemption Radio FM for its partnership, particularly for its fair and careful selection of the beneficiaries and for using its platform to promote humanity’s ideals across the world.
Earlier, the MD of Redemption FM – Abak, Comfort Umanah, expressed gratitude to Dr. Okongko for his dedicated service to humanity via his Foundation.
Describing Dr. Okongko as a man with a big heart filled with milk of kindness, the veteran broadcaster said the broadcast medium was excited to partner with the Foundation as part of its corporate social responsibility, to give a voice to those who need to listen and receive help.
She explained that the beneficiaries were chosen through a transparent process, where they simply called into the Redemption FM radio program and were then selected and empowered. MD Umanah, a retired Director in the Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Information, described the beneficiaries as the “VVIPs of the day,” deserving of the special treats.
On behalf of the Foundation, the African Representative, Sir Daniel Ekanem, gave thanks to God for the grace given to its President to lead such humanitarian efforts.
He reeled out some programs and interventions the Foundation has carried out and encouraged the new beneficiaries to judiciously use the seed funds to grow their businesses.
He recounted how a trader who was earlier given similar support—a token of 100,000 (one hundred thousand) to start a small-scale business has today gotten 1,000,000 (one million) from the Foundation following her commitment and success in the business. He urged others to follow her example.
Main features of the event included business grant disbursement, motivational speeches, a fun party, and celebration.
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