Balogun Bidemi Rufai has always been passionate about children and youths. This passion drove him to set up Omo Mayodele Global Foundation, which aims to improve quality education among children and young people, especially in Ijebuland.
Rufai has accomplished another feat as his foundation recently distributed new set of educational materials worth millions of naira to over 500 primary and secondary school pupils in Ijebu land. The foundation also assisted in the payment of tuition fees of indigent students in Ijebu North, Odogbolu and Ijebu North East local government areas of Ogun State.
The gesture, according to Rufai, better known in social circles as Ruphy, is the second phase of the programme. This phase is aimed at enhancing the quality of education of indigent primary and secondary school pupils, as well as support them in reaching their economic potentials through qualitative education up to university level.
He said the Omo Mayodele Global Foundation was set up to enhance the quality of life of the people by supporting initiatives that improve access to health, educational opportunities and human capital development.
Rufai explained the aim of the foundation stating that Omo Mayodele Global Foundation aspires to build communities and a nation where everyone from new born to aged have equal access to health care irrespective of social status; ensure the youth reach their economic potential through qualitative education for all up to university level; alleviate the extreme poverty in our communities by providing potable water and encouraging education/empowerment of women.