Foundation Empowers 100 Visually Impaired People In Oyo

Balogun Olugbemiga Foundation has given 100 visually impaired people in Oyo State health insurance worth N1.380 million and 20 POS machines.

Also, several of them went home with palliatives, which included foodstuff and money.

At a colourful event held at FaithJoe Civic Center, Akobo, Ibadan, at the weekend, the beneficiaries were drawn from all 33 local government areas in the state, with three representatives from each area.

Speaking at the event, which drew many eminent personalities from Nigeria and abroad, the founder, Mr Balogun Olugbemiga, explained that it had been his plan and desire to assist visually impaired people because of their challenges.

Olugbemiga said he was to keep them out of begging on the streets.

He emphasised that as one of them, he felt he could assist them with the little he had, pointing out that his projection was to establish a school for the blind and home to look after them.

He stressed the need for the blind to be empowered, educated and protected under health insurance.

He said, “Over 100 of the blind were given health insurance worth N 1.380 million, with 20 empowered with POS machines while several of them went home with palliatives which included foodstuffs and money.