The Tim Akano Foundation (TAF) has awarded scholarships and digital skills opportunities to over 122 students across Osun State and Obafemi Awolowo University.
Driven by personal experience and a deep sense of responsibility to his roots, the Founder of TAF, Mr. Tim Akano, awarded scholarships to 22 outstanding undergraduates with first-class and second-class upper grades from Oluponna, Iwo, Ile Ogbo, Kuta, and Telemu communities. The scholarship presentation took place recently at Aipate Baptist Church, Iwo, as a beneficiary of community sacrifice, where men once contributed N10 and women contributed N5 in 1976 to establish Oluponna Community High School.
Akano emphasised how that singular act of community generosity changed the trajectory of his life, for good, forever. “That is the school that gave me access to quality secondary education,” Akano said. In recognition of his generosity and visionary leadership, the Federation of Ayedire Student Union presented him with an award of Excellence as Community Role Model.
In his speech, Akano challenged the students from Oluponna and its environment to work harder to change the community’s narrative from Agrarian to Technopreneurial. Akano announced his desire to mentor at least 100 students from the community to greatness, reaching a height far higher than his own.
A WhatsApp group, tagged “GREATER HEIGHTS,” has been created and is dedicated solely to mentoring students from Oluponna and its surrounding areas. Further advancing his mission to bridge the digital divide, the foundation also provided scholarships to 100 students from the Department of International Relations at Obafemi Awolowo University, enabling them to acquire practical skills in Digital Marketing.
Upon completing their training, the students will be onboarded immediately as Affiliate Marketers for New Horizons. This will allow them to earn commissions and begin generating income from their newly acquired skills.
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