KKF Launches Legacy Project in Ota, Conducts Free Medical Check for 10,000 People

Gilbert Ekugbe

The Kirti’s Kare Foundation (KKF) has launched its legacy project aimed at transforming lives of the less privilege and improving quality of human life in Ogun State.

Indeed, the legacy project focuses on providing artificial limbs free of charge to people without limbs, creating opportunities for people to have access to free medical checkups and drugs.

The Founder, KKF, Kirti Sudhanshu, at the Hope 2023 health outreach programme in Ota area of Ogun State tagged “The KKF Legacy society-Leaving a lasting legacy” said the programme is borne out of her passion to empower the less privileged people in the society, stating the need to create a tribe of like-minded people to give hope to the less privileged in the community while also giving their lives a meaning.

The medical outreach initiative which ran for five days stretch, provided a platform for over 10000 people to have access to free medical checkup.

In her words: “We are targeting over 10000 over the next five days here in Ota, but so far we have reached out to over 5000 giving out drugs and conducting free medical checkup courtesy of the help of Indian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Importers of Nigeria (IPMIN). We also got support from over 35 pharmaceutical companies who supported us. We want to use this opportunity to express our gratitude to all the pharmaceutical companies for believing and supporting KKF. We are also here for our legacy project. I am not doing this for fame, but it is coming from my heart because I want to help the society.”

Worried over the dearth of knowledge gap in the country, she also announced plans of the Foundation to launch an initiative she called the KKF bookworm Naija for children and schools. “We want to bridge the knowledge gap in the country. We believe this would go a long way to develop human capacity in knowledge sharing,” she said.

She however urged the incoming administration to support non profit organisations in their bid to empower the less privileged people in the society.

Also speaking on the sidelines of the event, the Managing Director, Tempo Paper Pulp Packaging Plc, Mr. Seun Obasanjo, commended KKF for bringing the legacy project down to Ogun State, saying that as a company it is always interested in the welfare of its staff and community, stressing that the initiative is one of the series of programmes that Tempo Paper Pulp would be emulating for improve the quality of lives in its community where it operates

“Health is wealth, no matter how much money you have, if you do not have a good health, you cannot live a better life. We are very grateful to KKF for this opportunity. We appreciate what is being done and we look forward to more collaboration with the foundation,” he said.

On her part, the Head of HR, Tempo Paper Pulp and Packaging Plc,

Dr. Doris Onuha, said the company is given its total support to KKF because of the importance it attaches to health, pointing out the need to improve the quality of health in the community.

She said the medical outreach programme by KKF is also in line with Tempo’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) drive.

“We want to commend KKF for this laudable initiative aimed at improving the quality of human lives,” she said.

In another development, the Executive Chairman, Ado-Odo Ota Local Government, Sheriff Musa, said KKF’s medical outreach programme means a lot to the people of Ota, stressing KKF’s contribution to improve the quality of health of people is commendable.

“In this part of the world, we have a lot of people who needs access to quality medical checkups. Whatever we have within our power to support the Foundation, we will gladly give our support. It is our responsibility to provide them with then necessary support and whatever they need and as long it is within our reach. It is in our own good to support organisations such as this to improve health care.

It is better to give back to the society and whatever God gives to you, it might not meant for only you, so there is always a greater gain sharing with the needy