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The Board of Trustees of Impact Africa Foundation (IAF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kehinde Fadare as a volunteer Education Ambassador for the Foundation. This is in line with our determination to support the education of indigent children across Africa. Kehinde Fadare is a graduate of History and International Studies from the Lagos State University, Ojo. He is a member of Toastmasters international and also a student member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations. He was the 2016 KOLIP fellow of Nigerian Leadership Initiative. Kehinde was among the young people selected across eight West African Countries in…
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In line with our vision to support the education of financially disadvantaged children, last Friday, the Impact Africa Foundation team visited The Abolarin College, Oke-Ila Orangun, Osun State. Abolarin College was founded by the 'Kabiyesi' Orangun of Oke-Ila Orangun, Oba Adedokun Omoniyi Abolarin. His mission is to use his royal stool to redefine the face of education in Nigeria. The school is completely free including the boarding facilities. The school was founded with the vision of providing free world class quality education to children picked from the streets and those from poor homes whose parents cannot afford their education. The…
International Women’s Day
United Nations declared March 8th every year as the International Women’s Day. This day put the social, political, economic achievements of women and their significant contributions to the society in the limelight. For 2017, the International Women’s Day theme is #BeBoldForChange. This captures the courage of many women in the face of daunting societal/cultural pressures. From time immemorial, women have made significant contributions to almost every success story the world has recorded. They have recorded feats worthy of commendation! Most remarkably, women have audaciously risen and are breaking free from the shackles of societal mistreatment and misunderstanding of what a…
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On Saturday, 4th of March, RAIN in collaboration with impact Africa foundation (IAF), hosted 10 schools in Ogun State in the grand finale of its annual student competition – Future Accountant Manager Entrepreneur (FAME). The competition was first organized in 2003 and has been held every year since then. And IAF officially became a sponsor since 2010. This year’s programme was tagged ‘Impact 2017’. The event took place at Our Lady of Apostles Secondary School, Ijebu-Ode and was the climax of a 2month long competition where students from 24 schools participated in the competition. Only 10 schools made it to…
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On Wednesday, 14th December and Thursday 15th December 2016, the Impact Africa Foundation team visited schools in Ogbomosho and Durba, Oyo state as part of the activities aimed at our objective of “Supporting the education of less privileged children in the society”. The Schools visited were: Anglican Grammar School, Ogbomosho and Community High School, Durba. Both schools are located in Oyo State. The team was warmly welcomed at both schools and the principals expressed their appreciation for the initiative adding that it has ignited a competitive learning environment for the students as a lot of them now aspire to become…
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In a bid to combat poverty and make the world a better place to live in, the United Nations (UN) assembly has declared the 20th December of every year the ‘International Human Solidarity Day’. This is to promote the culture of solidarity and the spirit of sharing. Solidarity in this context is identified in the Millennium Declaration as helping others who are suffering or benefiting the least which is an important part in strengthening International Solidarity. The International Human Solidarity Day was founded on the basis of the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by world leaders in September…
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We at Impact Africa Foundation continue to drive and achieve our objective of providing support to the less privileged children in Africa. This time, we were in Rivers State, Nigeria to visit Godknows Atata, a 15 year old, JSS 2 student of Government Secondary School, Okarki, Rivers State. Godknows Atata was born with Amelia and has lived without aid but found convenience in his condition. He attends school like every normal kid, writes and socializes. Our attention was drawn to this kid by a National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) member, Aron Smiggle Blaresyn who currently serves as a teacher in…
As part of the objectives of the foundation in supporting the education of less privileged children, we are pleased to bring to you the first beneficiary of the Impact Africa Foundation (IAF) scholarship. His name is Bisi Olajuyigbe. He is thirteen (13) years old and an indigene of Ekiti State whose creativity was admired by the IAF team while showcasing a piece at an event in Ekiti State. This lad had produced a portable mobile fan from recycled materials including a plastic soap case, a pet bottle and other materials. The IAF team engaged him in a conversation and experienced…
National Tax Policy
A sound and dynamic tax system is a critical factor for economic development including job creation, social welfare, better standard of living. At the heart of this is the need for a clear and robust tax policy framework which must be properly implemented. Nigeria's current National Tax Policy was approved in 2010 but has barely been implemented . To address this, the Minister of Finance recently set up a committee to review the Policy and make recommendations for effective implementation. Areas of focus include key policy considerations regarding the following: Review of the National Tax Policy document; Enactment and amendment…
VINCENT ADEOBAIAF Education Ambassador In furtherance of its objectives to support the education of less privileged children in the society, the Board of Trustees of Impact Africa Foundation (IAF) are pleased to announce the appointment of the first volunteer ambassador for the Foundation in person of Vincent Adeoba. A graduate of Management and Accounting from Obafemi Awolowo University, Vincent was born without a silver spoon. Having gone through personal challenges in his education which ignited his passion in supporting less privileged children, he has demonstrated an unrivalled passion in supporting the education of under-privileged persons in Nigeria. From visiting waning…

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