By Rita Okoye
UK-based actress cum philanthropist, Mrs Fisayo Ajisola-Borokinni has put smiles on the faces of 2,000 pupils in Lagos, Ibadan and Ayedun-Ekiti by donating to them several items like school bags, exercise books and sandals courtesy her Back-to-School programme.
According to Ajisola-Borokinni, the initiative was sponsored by her Jewel Empowerment Foundation (JEF), in conjunction with her late father’s Pa Gabriel Oluwafemi Ajisola Foundation, as well as in his memory.
Commencing from the residence of Pa Ajisola in Lagos, the philanthropy train moved to Ibadan and ended in Ekiti.
Ajisola-Borokinni, who is also warming up for a multi-million-naira film project, expressed her delight at the success of this year’s Back-to-School programme.
“The exercise is not a show-off, but a little way to support parents, government and teachers and most importantly, to boost the academic life of the younger generation. We are grateful to God for the success, and for reaching the most people that needed the gesture, especially in the rural areas,” she noted.