Founder, Threshold of Hope Foundation , Hajia Mariam Bolanle Yusuf has empowered hundreds of abled men women and the vulnerables in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.
The empowerment programme is part of the activities to mark her Birthday anniversary.
The empowerment involved donation of 40 grinding machines, 30 sowing machines , 20 Freezers , distribution of 5kg bags of rice to 500 people and cash gifts between fifty and one hundred thousand Naira to hundreds of beneficiaries.
Speaking at the event, Hajia Bolanle Yusuf appealed to wealthy Nigerians to always come to the aid of the less privileged in the society.
According to her, she has made up her mind to make it a yearly event to support the vulnerable people in her empowerment programmes.
She appreciated her husband, Dr Kamoru Yusuf, the Group Managing Director, KAM Holding Limited, the Chief Executive Director of JMK, Chief Jumoke Harb, the management and staff of Threshold of Hope Foundation for their support for her projects.
She explained that the empowerment programme is her own way of giving back to the society in a her own little way and promised to continue to assist the vulnerable people in as much as she is still able and capable.
In her brief remarks at the occasion, Chief Jumoke Harb commended and congratulated Hajia Bolanle Yusuf on her birthday and for embarking on various empowerment programmes and urged other wealthy Nigerians to emulate her.
Responding, various individual beneficiaries and groups who spoke at the event, appreciated the Founder of Threshold of Hope Foundation for rekindling their hopes in life.
The stressed that the empowerment has not only made them able and capable to take care of their families but also made them employers of labour in their own small way.
The Threshold of Hope Foundation is a Non Governmental Organization NGO that provides financial support, vocational training, and healthcare outreach to improve the lives of the less privileged in the community.
It would be recalled that the foundation has provided cash gifts to women in Omu Aran, Kwara State, to support their economic well-being, organized vocational training programs for youths, orphans, and vulnerable children, equipped them with skills to start their own businesses, and also conducted healthcare outreach programs, offering free treatment and assistance with hospital bills.
It has similarly provided support to various institutions like motherless babies’ homes, including donations of relief materials.
The Foundation’s initiatives are driven by a commitment to philanthropy and community support, aimed at creating positive change and promote economic empowerment.
