Threshold of Hope Foundation, a Kwara-based non-governmental organisation, has empowered over 70 people with sewing and grinder machines and cash donations to start up their businesses and be self-reliant.
Speaking at the 2019 empowerment programme, Sunday, Damilola Yusuf, founder of the organisation, says the aim of the foundation was not just to give out money to people to reduce poverty in the land but also to give hope to the hopeless as well as give promising future to the less privileged in the society.
According to her, the Foundation started about four years ago has being trying to ensure that cases that are brought to their attention are well screened and supported but cannot do all.
“We believe that government cannot do it alone that is why we volunteered to share some of the pains of members of the public by providing them with basic needs of life, most importantly, in the areas of skill acquisition, empowerment, health and education.
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“We have empowered more than 70 people today. We have given more than 15 sewing machines and more that 50 grinding machines.
“Our aim as foundation is not just to empower them but to give them certain skill and programs so that they feed themselves and be independent,” she said.
Damilola disclosed that the foundation will soon to carry out health care outreach where free treatment will be given to people, hospital visitation and also help people who can’t pay their hospital bills.
“We believe that health is wealth and that education is the bedrock of anything good in life. You will agree with me that some patients have died because of their inability to buy drugs worth of N 2,000 while some couldn’t foot bills for surgical operations as prescribed by their physicians,” said Damilola.
The founder, who is the daughter of Kamaldeen Yusuf, the CEO KAM industry, noted that “we have being giving supports to the poor long before now and we are still doing it, but with this foundation, we want to change the narratives by introducing modern approach that will bring about more opportunities to our beneficiaries across the country.”
One of the beneficiaries, Adenike Bamisaye, who has engaged herself with a petty job to care for her family, appreciated the founder for giving her the tool to start up grinding business which she couldn’t afford to buy before.
