Award-winning Nollywood actress, Tonto
Dikeh-Churchill, offered scholarship to 200 physically disabled persons that are of school age.
Tonto Dikeh made this known while commissioning the road she constructed on behalf of her Foundation
to ease movement, promote development and improve business activities at
Disabled Colony at Karimajiji in the outskirts of the federal capital.
She had
pledged to construct the road leading to the colony during the ‘Walk for Love’
event at Millennium Park, Abuja on December 3 to commemorate the world
disability day, which was attended by dignitaries and celebrities around the
country to share, interact and give back to the less privileged.
The actress,
at the occasion, promised to commence the scholarship programme by paying yearly
school fees for 200 pupils.
Dikeh-Churchill, who also organised a
Christmas party for the PLWD, added: “I would have loved to pay the children's
school fees for four years, but I would like to start with paying one year school fees for 200 pupils.
“An educated
child is an asset to society. It is one of the best gifts you can give to
vulnerable Nigerians. I will not relent in giving back to society.
"The spirit
of sharing and giving is biblical and it is also an African tradition that
generates happiness and ensures social stability in the absence of a formal
social security mechanism that caters for the less privileged in our society.
"We must
not forget the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and special persons in our
midst and those who have suffered untold hardship as a result of activities of
insurgents and terrorists.”
She reiterated
that the road would help relevant stakeholders, philanthropist and other non-governmental
organisations access and provide support to the Disabled Colony.
She commended
the Foundation’s Manager Mr. Bunmi Fagbuyiro, Ambassador Jonathan Ojadah Daniel
and team members of the Foundation for their undiluted logistic support.
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