Events and Projects

Plans and Achievements in Oyo State

The NGO has not yet benefitted from high levels of funding, but members are committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of the population of Oyo State, especially women and children. This is of great significance currently, as the population struggles to cope with the challenges and economic pressures of modern times.

Plans for 2019-20

Provision of aprons to hold cash for market women, in addition to previous support;

Scot Camp Market (Ibadan South East Local Gov)
Bodija Market (Ibadan North Local Gov)
Agbeni Market (Ibadan North East Local Gov)
Aleshinloye Market (Ibadan North West Local Gov)
Bode Market (Ibadan South East Local Gov)
Oje Market (Ibadan North East Loca Gov)

Provision of writing materials for school children in Ibadan South East Local Government and Ibadan South West Local Government.

Provision of essential library books for some secondary school children in Ibadan South East Local Government and Ibadan North East Local Governments (to be implemented for oher school in Ibadan city and less city)

Provision of self-help advice and leaflets in Yoruba, Ibo and Hausa languages for women entering the menopause to support mental health and well-being in Ibadan

We are proud to announce recent achievements as follows

2017-18

The distribution of crash helmets to Okada motorcycle riders in Felele, Ibadan South East to reduce the level of road accidents and resulting morbidity and mortality.

Children's clothing, books and writing materials donated to the motherles babies home, Aperin, Ibadan.

Distribution of large umbrellas to market women to protect from strong rays of the sun: Bode Market, Ibadan.

The distribution of food materials to primary and secondary school teachers in Ibadan, to reduce the pressure of non-payment of salaries as and when due, at the following schools:

Lam Adesina Model Primary School, Felele, Ibadan (Ibadan South East Local Government)
Ibadan Grammar School, Molete, Ibadan (Ibadan South East Local Government)
Adelagun Memorial Grammar School, Ibadan (Ibadan South East Local Government)
People Girls Grammar School Ibadan (Ibadan South West Local Government)
Islamic Mission School, Bode, Ibadan (Ibadan South East Local Government)
Ibadan Municipal Government Primary School, Agugu, Ibadan (Ibadan North East Local Government)

2014-16

Support for Charities and Orphanages

Children's clothing, baby items, books and writing materials have been donated by UK colleagues (Ms Caroline Dixon and Mrs Julia Muir) for distribution to charity organisations across Ibadan as follows;

Total Parental Guidance Orphanage, Adedapo Omalabake House, No 2, 16th Avenue, Oluyole Estate, Ring Road Ibadan
Juvenile Remand Home and Child Care Unit in Sango, Eleyele Expressway, Ibadan
Dr Bode Olajumoke Centre for Orphan and Disabled Persons, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ibadan
Motherless babies and Juvenile Home, Aperin

Tables and Chairs or a Primary Care Centre

Donation of tables and chairs for the Felele Primary Healthcare Centre.

The Centre is a development project co-funded by the Oyo State Government and the United Nations, as part of the Millenium Development Goals. The Centre requested a desk, lockers and a chair from the AyoLamCare Foundation to enable nurses to carry out their work and keep confidential patient documentation.

Other Requests

To repair a broken solar borehole. Two conducting poles required to tap electricity (approximate cost N17,000 or £70)

The distribution of food materials to primary and secondary school teachers (to reduce the pressure of non-payment of their salaries as and when due;

Lam Adesina Model Primary School, Felele, Ibadan (All Ibadan South East Local Gov)
Yejide Girls Grammar School, Ibadan
Ibadan Grammar School, Molete, Ibadan
Adelagun Memorial Grammar School, Ibadan

2014

Provision of new wheelchairs, donated clothing and childrens books to charitable homes (see below)

Provision of school uniforms and sports trophies to school children, to pomote a sense of pride and achievement in learning and sporting activity;

Faramora Community Primary School, Iseyin (Iseyin Local Gov- completed)
Baptist Community Primary School, Ado Awaye (Iseyin Local Gov- planned)
Aiyekale Community Primary School (Saki West Local Gov- planned)

Distribution of umbrellas to market women

Provision of many large umbrellas for shelter to market stall workers, to protect from strong sun, reducing fatigue and supporting them to earn a living at;

Scot Camp Market (Ibadan South East Local Gov)
Bodija Market (Ibadan North Local Gov)
Agbeni Market (Ibadan North East Local Gov)
Aleshinloye Market (Ibadan North West Local Gov)

Future plans to purchase more umbrellas to distribute to the following markets;

Bode Market (Ibadan South East Local Gov)
Oje Market (Ibadan North East Loca Gov)

The Official NGO Launch, Ibadan, Nigeria

Monday 11th November 2013

To coincide with the first anniversary of the passing of Alhaji Lam Adesina

The one year remembrance ceremony was held at the Felele residence of Lam Adesina. Alhaji Lam Adesina was a former elected Governor of Oyo State who chose to lead a simple non-elitest life amongst his people.

The occasion commenced promptly at 1.30pm with prayers by the Chief Imam of Ibadan and followed by a sermon by Dr Bada who extolled the simple life of Alhaji Lam Adesina and his support for Nigerians all through his adult life.

Prominent leaders chieftains, personalities and a large population all over Oyo state attended the event including:

Are Arisekola Alao (the Are Musulumi of Yorubaland)

Alhaja (High Chief) Aminatu Abiodun (Iyalode of Ibadanland)

Chief (Mrs) Bolade Aderibigbe (CEO Bolade Travels)

Chief Michael Koleoso (Ex Oyo state Secretary to the Government)

Alhaji (Dr) Adebayo Adetunji (Former Rotary President, Nigeria)

Senator Rasheed Ladoja (Ex Governor of Oyo state)

Chief Adebayo Alao Akala (Ex Governor of Oyo state)

Barrister Iyiola Oladokun (Ex Deputy Governor of Oyo state)

Senator Olufemi Lanlehin (Senate: Oyo South)

Senator Ayoade Adeseun (Senate: Oyo Central)

Chief Eddy Oyewole (Ekerin Olubadan/Olubadan Representative)

Representatives of the Soun of Ogbomoso

The Onido of Ido

Alhaji (Chief) Isamotu Ashiru

Chief Layi Osunkunle

Chief Lamidi Ajadi

Chief Lateef Oyelade

Chief Ismael Fijabi

Chief Areoye Oyebola (Ex Commissioner of Information, Old Oyo State)

Dr Adenyi Adelakun (Ex Commissioner of Education, Oyo state)

Chief (Mrs) Bukola Oni (Ex Commissioner of Finance, Oyo State)

Chief Caleb Oyaniyi (Ex Commissioner of Information, Oyo State)

Dr Gbola Adetunji (Ex Commissioner of Health, Oyo state)

Barrister Kazeem Adedeji (Ex Commissioner for Trade and Industries, Oyo state)

Barrister Sarafadeen Ali (Ex Chairman Odua Group of Companies)

Dr Soji Adejumo (Ex Chairman SUBEB, Oyo State)

Elder Wole Oyelese (Ex Federal Minister of State, Nigeria)

Alhaji Dauda Alawuje (Ex Chairman Ibadan South West Local Government)

Mr Jide Olokun (Ex Chairman Ibadan North East Local Government)

Ms Bola Amole

Rev Amos Oladoyinbo (Ex Special Adviser to Ex Gov Lam Adesina)

Alhaji Fatai Ibikunle (Ex PA to Ex Governor Lam Adesina)

Mr Elijah Olu Abiala (Secretary Nigeria Union of Teachers)

In an interview on the day, the Deputy Governor during Alhaji Lam Adesina's tenure as the Oyo state Governor described him as a forthright and grass roots statesman who implemented policies that impacted positively on the lives of the masses of state. He urged the present Nigeria leaders in the country to learn from the ideals of Great Lam, adding that our society would be better if leaders followed in his footsteps. Lam supported his people untill he breathed his last (The Nigeria Tribune 12/11/13)

The remembrance ceremony was promptly followed by the launch of Ayo Lam Care Foundation Trust (ALCF), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) by Chief Arisekola Alao who donated (pledged) N1 million naira ( £4,000)

Other donations included:

Chief Alao Akala - at least N1 million (pledged)

Chief Koleoso - N200,000

Senator Rasheed Ladoja - pledged from November 13 N100,000 annually until his death

Barrister Iyiola Oladokun - N100,000

Senator Olufemi Lanlehin - pledged N250,000

Senator Ayoade Adeseun - pledged N250,000

Alhaja (High Chief) Aminat Abiodun - N100,000

Chief Ismael Fijabi - N100,000

Dr Gbola Adetunji - N25,000

Chief EL Osunkunle N10,000

Ms Bims Amole - N1 million

Mr Elijah Olu Abiala - N20,000

Barrister Kazeem Adedeji - pledged N50,000

Barrister Sarafeeden Ali - pledged N50,000

Chief Caleb Oyaniyi - pledged N50,000

Otunba Rotimi Ajanaku - pledged N25,000

Immediately after the launch, the foundation proceeded to donate gifts in the form of foodstuffs, household utensils, reusable goods and cash to 6 charity organisations in Oyo state. The charity organisations included the 3 previously visited by the foundation in Ibadan, one of who received 2 brand new wheelchairs for used by children with special needs.

The other 3 organisations were:

Succor for Women, Oyo: Foodstuff and cash donations to the widows.

Hope in life Association, Saki: Food Stuff and cash donations to the widows.

Rural people development, Isemi Ile: Foodstuff and household goods to orphans and vulnerable children.

Please visit our Gallery to see photos of the event

With thanks to everyone who attended the event and donated so generously

Further plans

Improving access to fresh drinking water through renovation of disused community bore holes- "Only about half of the population uses improved drinking water sources and adequate sanitation. Diarrhoea continues to account for many deaths of children under 5" (Unicef, Nigeria). This priority aims to build on previous work carried out by Alhaji Lam Adesina during his lifetime, through renovation and continued maintenance of boreholes that have become disused over time. Access to fresh water will improve health and wellbeing, aid agriculture and hence self- sufficiency and/or gainful employment amongst local people.

Access to trained birth attendants - to reduce maternal deaths

Plans for a Primary Care Centre and access to Oral Rehydration Salts and selected Immunisations to prevent avoidable deaths amongst children- "Life-saving interventions are well known and can be implemented on a large scale, even in settings where resources are constrained. Only 18% of Nigerian children between 12-23 months can be considered fully immunised according to the recommended schedule of immunisation" (Unicef, Nigeria). Key priorties, alongside access to fresh drinking water include treatment of diarrhoea and further targetted immunisation against serious diseases in children such as tetanus, measles, polio and diphtheria.

An educational programme for women around understanding and dealing with the menopause- A lack of understanding about the natural menopause and associated physical and mental health problems is a major contributor to suicides amongst Nigerian women in middle age. This not only cuts short the ilfe of often otherwise healthy women, but tragically leaves families bereft and struggling to cope without their much loved matriarch. The Ayo Lam care Foundation aims to fund an ongoing programme of education for women in Oyo State, to raise awareness and understanding, thus improving their ability to cope with this life changing but natural event.

Read about our early work below

April 2013 - Charity Home Visits, Ibadan

Key members of The Ayo Lam Care Foundation (ALCF) visited 3 charity homes, caring for women and orphaned children, in April 2013 to donate much needed 'gifts'. These 'gifts' included food, essential household items, basic writing materials and clothing.

The visits were arranged to begin charity work in Oyo State and thus continue the legacy of the late elder statesman, philanthropist and leader, Alhaji Lam Adesina, former Governor of Oyo State . The group were accompanied by associates of the former First Lady and wife of Lam, Alhaja Adeola Adesina.

The first charity home visited was the Juvenile Remand Home and Child Care Unit in Sango, Eleyele Expressway, Ibadan, opened in May 2012.

The group were met by the head of the unit and subsequently introduced to the staff and children of the unit. The children in the home ranged from infancy to teenage years and included some disabled children.

The children and staff were pleasant and happily mingled with the group from the ALCF, a few answering questions relating to their health and stay in the home. The group then joined the children in singing to welcome Dr Ayobami Wasiu Adesina, the first son of the late elder statesman, who presented the generous gifts to the home, with a promise to continue to support them. The members of the ALCF were then shown around some of the facilities in the unit, whilst also gaining an insight into the care delivered to some of the children with special needs.

The second charity home visited was the Federation of Muslim Womens Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN) orphanage, situated in Bashorun Market. The group was received by the Muslim elder sisters who run the unit and the Amirah of the unit, Alhaja Sururat Oyero. Prayers were said for the late elder statesman, Lam Adesina.

Ayobami then addressed the gathered crowd reminding everyone of his father's charitable outlook to life, especially towards women and children. Ayo plans to continue this legacy through The Ayo Lam Care Foundation (ALCF), working in collaboration with the Lam Adesina Foundation in Nigeria and the affiliated charity in the UK

The Muslim sisters acknowledged the generous charitable contributions made over the years by the late elder statesman and pointed out that Ayobami's mother had continued to support the orphanage. They requested that the Ayo Lam Care Foundation take over the mantle by promising continued support, to help preserve and develop the essential work of the home. They explained that the home had close to 100 children but volunteers in their own homes looked after many. The orphanage also has it's own school that encourages attendance from other children to give them exposure to normal life.

Ayobami promised to feed back about the Ayo Lam Care Foundation's support to the orphanage. He then presented the gift items. The group then walked through the orphanage to meet some of the babies being cared for there, and the hard working staff. There were many cots for the infants, as well as a playground for the older children.

The final destination was the Motherless Babies home, launched courtesy of the National Youth Service Corps Oluyole, 2011/12 membership. The Centre also incorporates the Dr Bode Olajumoke Centre for Orphan and Disabled Persons, established in February 1999.

The entourage was again welcomed by the head of the home who highlighted the needs of the occupants, as well as expressing the children's gratitude for the visit and generous gifts offered. Ayobami introduced the group and presented the gifts to the home. In his speech, he highlighted the objectives of the Ayo Lam Care Foundation and promised continued support to the orphanage. The group then mingled with the endearing children, engaging in play and happy chat.