Fashion entrepreneur sets up NGO to support underprivileged children
Kiki Okewale, a leading fashion entrepreneur and CEO of Hope Fashion officially launched her foundation: Stitches of Hope on October 18, with a visit to the Lagos waterside community, Makoko. The highlight of the occasion was her donation of 40 school uniforms, plus several textbooks and notebooks in support of the Makoko Dream Project.
According to her, “Stitches of Hope is aimed at providing timely interventions that will restore hope and spread happiness to as many people, so that they can look beyond their present challenges and see forward to a better tomorrow”.
Emmanuel Agunze, Founder of the Makoko Dream Project, along with other volunteers on the project, received Mrs. Okewale and expressed their appreciation for the fashionista’s noble gesture while reiterating their commitment to the Makoko Dream which is designed to use education as a vehicle to achieving better future for the Makoko children.
Mrs. Okewale further emphasized that the objective of her visit and support for the Makoko Dream goes beyond giving out uniforms and books because she doesn’t see her gesture as charity, but it is an effort aimed at inspiring the children of the community to seek education. “With education, they can dream big, and ultimately by the special grace of God, they can realise those dreams no matter how big”.
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