Foundation Fetes with Parents, Reaffirms Commitment to Magnanimity
Gilbert Ekugbe
Oyetty Foundation has reaffirmed commitment to supporting parents with children with special needs to achieve their goals and aspirations.
The Founder, Oyetty Foundation, Oyetola Akande, at an event tagged, “Parents and Partners Hangout” explained that the foundation would stop at nothing to put smiles on the faces of special parents, restating the Foundation’s resolve to lighten the burden they may experience in raising children with special needs.
In her words, “The Parents and partners hangout was to invite parents and children with special needs for registration and enrollment into the Foundation to support them in their different fields. We will be supporting them in business, education, trade and the likes. So this is just to know how we can come on board to work with them to achieve their God given talents.”
She said: “We are here to treat and enlighten them with distinguished speakers and also to encourage them as well. We also want them to know that they are not alone in this race.”
According to her, the Foundation works with registered Foundations registered in Lagos State and some other foundations around in its quest to provide expert guidance and support for mental and psychological wellness, eliminate isolation and stress-induced depression, and build a community of special parents for mutual exchange and genuine care collaboration.
“We have had people recommend parents to us as well because we know that it takes a while and it can be daunting and we are approaching individuals that we know we can help. People have been very good and open and they have made good promises that we hope they would come through on. So, we are just going to start with people around us first and we are also trusting God that he would make it happen,” she said.
She said parents and caregivers also forfeit their dreams, careers, goals and aspirations to care for these children.
She stated,” Special parents are not what they have chosen to be, but because God has chosen them to be, but you are who you are first and you have an identity before having that special child. You are your own self first and be you first and most especially, look after yourself. You need to be alive and well to look after the child to ensure that whatever God has destined for the child must come into manifestation.”
She advised special parents to welcome support from whoever gives, while also encouraging them not to give up the responsibility of taking care of their special children.
“Although, it might seem insurmountable and feels like the end of the world, but it really is not because God is here to fill and he would see you through. We hope to do this once or three times in a year, “she said.
