Live performance for Change raises N200m for susceptible kids

Live performance for Change has raised over N200m to help orphanages and organisations catering for kids with disabilities throughout Nigeria, its convener, Wale Adenuga, has mentioned.

Adenuga introduced this on Wednesday whereas presenting cheques to the 5 recipients of the 2025 Inexperienced Worship live performance, highlighting that the help goes past monetary help and displays stewardship and shared duty.

The beneficiaries of the 2025 live performance, which acquired funding of N11m every, included Comrade David Ofoeyeno School for Particular Youngsters, Warri; Marvellous Foundation Orphans Care Centre, Minna; Tremendous Guardian Foundation, Lagos; Hope Orphanage, Akure; and Studying Disabilities Society of Nigeria, Uyo.

Adenuga mentioned, “Immediately, we now have about 5 beneficiaries of final yr’s Inexperienced Worship. We’re honoured to make a presentation to orphanages for particular kids in want. These organisations have been doing a really quiet, highly effective transformation throughout Nigeria, caring for kids, and they’re doing that constantly, with sacrifice and with all of their hearts. However past the numbers, what issues most are the lives which can be being impacted.

“Now, Live performance for Change stays dedicated to elevating consciousness and funding for charities that look after orphans and kids with disabilities. Over time, we now have engaged in additional. Along with the 5 charities, it involves 49 charities throughout Nigeria. And along with the cash we’re disbursing at this time, we now have raised over N200m. We’re deeply grateful to everybody who has donated: people, companions, volunteers, and everybody who selected to offer. And I can not fail to additionally point out all of the artists who carried out on the live performance. Their generosity isn’t unnoticed.”

On accountability, Adenuga burdened that the organisation takes duty for fund administration critically.

“We’re conscious about managing the funds entrusted to us. The funds are to be spent on tangible wants. We proceed to watch issues to make sure that the affect is measurable and significant,” he mentioned.

He defined that beneficiaries would signal dedication types and that funds would now be disbursed in tranches tied to milestones.

“Transparency issues, affect issues, and the kids matter,” he mentioned, including that future disbursements would rely largely on public donations. “If we had extra donations, undoubtedly we’d give extra.”

Explaining the choice course of, Adenuga mentioned the Inexperienced Worship concert events are sometimes held in October, with nomination types launched round Might or June.

“In case you are a charity that gives these providers, you may apply. We like to decide on charities throughout Nigeria and guarantee you’ve got a superb footprint and you might be respected, doing the issues you might be anticipated to do,” he mentioned.

In response to questions on monetary literacy for beneficiaries, he defined that the present funds are prioritised for fast wants.

“We insist the monies must be spent on tangible gadgets. The Tremendous Dad and mom Foundation is shopping for assistive units. One of many charities needs to purchase a faculty bus. For lots of them, that is the very best amount of cash they’ve ever acquired. Generally these guys are simply mainly residing by the day,” he mentioned.

Representing the Comrade David Ofoeyeno School for Particular Youngsters, Warri, Elija Onos conveyed appreciation on behalf of the scholars. He defined that the college, established in 2016 by the late Mr David Oboyeno, caters for kids with autism, sluggish studying talents, Down syndrome and different mind challenges.

“By the grace of God, we’re doing very properly to cater for his or her wants in each space. We additionally do different extracurricular actions for them, simply to interact them and make them really feel a part of society. As a result of incapacity isn’t an lack of ability in any respect. There are numerous issues that they’ll do. And God serving to us, previously 9 years, we now have been caring for them and bringing out one of the best in them. As a result of we found that each one of them has a talent, a present, and a expertise, our obligation as caregivers to them is to convey out the items in them and make them related in society as properly. We additionally say a really huge thanks to the board of Live performance for Change and everybody who has made this doable at this time. Coming down from Warri to this place was by no means a waste,” he mentioned.

Founding President of the Tremendous Dad and mom Foundation, Barrister Mofoluso Liasu, mentioned the muse adopts a holistic method in supporting households.

“It’s a basis that caters for fogeys and kids residing with disabilities. We look after these dad and mom as a result of for the kids to get these wants, emotional and bodily, we have to care for the dad and mom too. So not solely the kids, however we additionally concentrate on the dad and mom in order that they’ll have the ability to care for kids with particular wants,” she mentioned.

President of Hope Orphanage, Akure, Omotayo Ojueromi, described the donation as unprecedented for the house, which cares for 31 kids, with some already in universities.

“That is the best present we now have ever acquired. We actually, actually worth it. That is superior. I’m emotional,” he mentioned.

Coordinator of the Studying Disabilities Society of Nigeria, Inimfon Tommy, additionally mentioned the help was the primary of its variety within the organisation’s seven-year historical past.

“That is the very first time that the Studying Disabilities Society of Nigeria has gotten exterior assist like this. It has by no means occurred earlier than,” he mentioned.

Tommy revealed that the organisation’s president had thought-about shutting down providers resulting from funding challenges.

“She has used each coin from her pocket. All the cash normally comes from her pocket. She mentioned she can not proceed. Possibly that is the explanation why she was nonetheless pushing on,” Tommy mentioned, thanking the board and contributors for restoring hope.

Adams Datto, representing the Marvellous Foundation Orphans Care Centre, Minna, recounted the origin of the muse.

“A small baby was crying. She (his spouse and founding father of the orphanage) requested who the mom was. They mentioned that was the lady who died,” he mentioned.

He added, “Immediately, we now have about 94 kids. What baffles me most is that she is a director within the ministry. She has deserted the home I constructed for her, and he or she resides with the orphans. I can not clarify it. We eat the identical meals as all the kids. Immediately, the door she has been knocking on has opened. We thanks. She has discovered Inexperienced Worship. To God be the glory.”

The Basic Supervisor of the Lagos State Workplace for Incapacity Affairs, Adenike Oyetunde-Lawal, praised the initiative, describing it as a testomony to collective motion.

“Immediately stands as one more testomony of why this project is essential,” she mentioned.

Oyetunde-Lawal highlighted the life-changing affect of assistive units: ‘To vary the course of 1 particular person’s life, their carer’s high quality of residing adjustments. The whole household’s trajectory has modified as a result of the kid is ready to transfer from one spot to a different. All the pieces adjustments since you and I’ve constructed it.”

Live performance for Change was greater than a cheque presentation. As Adenuga put it: “It’s a reminder that generosity nonetheless lives amongst us. And it’s proof that once we come collectively, we are able to change tales.”

Inexperienced Worship is an initiative of Live performance for Change (previously often known as Worship for Change). They’re a sequence of profit concert events organised to boost consciousness and funding for charities that look after orphans and kids with particular wants. It options performances from a few of Nigeria’s best-loved gospel artistes.