A non-profit organisation, The Bamiwo Foundation, has raised close to 1 million naira in scholarship for ten children across two schools in Ondo City, in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The fund, which was raised from the foundation in Nigeria and at Diaspora, is targeted at encouraging children to take Education seriously.
The scholarships were awarded Today Thursday the 28th September 2023 at a presentation ceremony at the school premises in Ondo city.
The benefitting institutions include CAC grammar school, Ondo and Graceland Nursery and Primary School, Ondo.
The Foundation firmly believes that every talented and driven individual deserves the chance to reach their fullest potential, regardless of their financial circumstances.
At the event venue, Representatives of the beneficiary students as well CAC grammar school principal thanked the foundation for their generosity.
Engineer Oluwaseyi Fadamiro, Founder and chairman of the Bamiwo Foundation said: “The Bamiwo Foundation was created in honor of our late dear grandmother and mother, Deaconess Esther Oluwabamiwo Fadamiro who was a great champion of education within the family and the community at large.
At the Bamiwo Foundation, it is all about helping students reach their maximum potential through education and community engagement. We do this by awarding merit-based scholarships aswell as encouraging mentorship within the community.”
Co-founder of the Foundation, Professor Henry Fadamiro, a professor and associate vice president at Texas A&M University in the United States says: “The Bamiwo Scholarship Foundation was established this year(2023) In honor of the legacy of our late mother Deaconess Esther Oluwabamiwo Fadsmiro, who passed on to glory this year (2023) at the age of one hundred(100) years old. Our late mother was a passionate advocate and champion of education when she was alive. As a professor and scholar myself, I know firsthand the value of education, also I was a recipient of scholarship awards as a student, so the idea of the Bamiwo Foundation was conceived by me and my son Engineer Seyi Fadamiro who is also the chairman of the foundation.” He added that “The Bamiwo Foundation has just presented awards to ten (10) students from two (2) schools on Ondo. The students were selected based on their academic performance and demonstration of need.
Our goal for the next year is to at least double the number of awards and partner schools. To borrow a quote from Aristotle the Greek philosopher, excellence is not an act, but a habit”.
He advice the students to “continue to work hard and cultivate the habit of excellence. Congratulations and thank you”.
The event was attended by representatives of the Bamiwo Foundation including Mr. Israel Fadamiro and Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun
Bamiwo Scholarship Foundation, is a prestigious organization dedicated to honoring the memory of late, Deaconess Esther OluwaBamiwo Fadamiro. With a profound appreciation for education, she instilled in her family the value of pursuing knowledge and the transformative power it holds.
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