RDSF Volunteer’s Profile
OMOLOLA FUNMILOLA ADEYEYE Is there any way your upbringing has influenced your choice of charity?
Kindly tell us about your background, family and education. I am Omolola Funmilola Adeyeye, née Osho, an indigene of Osi Ekiti in Ido Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State. I was born into a family of seven, I grew up in the ancient city of Kano in Kano State. I obtained my first degree in Chemistry from Kano University of Science and Technology in 2008, followed by a Post Graduate Diploma in Education from Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto. I have twelve years of teaching experience with the Lagos State Ministry of Education and I am committed to making a positive impact on the lives of my students by helping them discover their unique potential. My desire to learn and provide my students with a deep understanding of the subject matter led me to acquire a second degree in Chemistry from the prestigious University of Lagos and currently, I am pursuing a PhD in Environmental Chemistry at the same university. I am happily married to my best friend, Prince Adegbolahan Adeyeye, and our marriage is blessed.
Growing up, I saw how my parents were actively involved in charitable activities despite their own financial struggles. This taught me the importance of giving back and helping others right from a tender age. Since my university days, I have volunteered for different charity organizations so when I saw the opportunity to volunteer for Rehoboth Dreams Solid Foundation (RDSF), I jumped at it with enthusiasm.
Many people know you as a teacher but you are quite more engaged with students outside academic curriculum. Please share with us some of the initiatives and avenues through which you mentor young people? As a class and subject teacher, I’m deliberate on building a strong bond with my students, this makes them to trust me and as a result I’m able to impact on them easily. Being the coordinator of the School’s JETS club, I usually invite professionals from different walks of life to share insight into their careers and offer advice to the students.
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My zeal to instil entrepreneurial desire in my students led me to start a group named “Shining Stars,” where I encourage my mentees to explore their natural gifts and use innovative thinking to solve life’s problems. I also often engage my students in community service projects tagged “Clean-up Majidun” where they give back to the community by volunteering to clean the streets and markets close to the school, I do this with the intention of teaching the students about civic responsibility and empathy.
We admire your commitment as a volunteer at RDSF. What project would you consider the most emotional to you and why? The RDSF project I find most emotional is the student sponsorship programme. The testimonies and feedback from the financial aid given by the foundation have provided succour and hope to the less privileged in our society, this has brought so much joy to my heart. Thank you, RDSF for standing in the gap for these individuals.
How would you describe your experience as a volunteer at RDSF? My experience with RDSF has been fantastic. Although I have spent just six months with the foundation, I can say that I have no regrets about joining this team of great and creative minds. R Their activities are transparent and fair with no form of bias at all. | 29 |
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