United for Kids Foundation (UKF) is a charitable organization established exclusively for charitable and educational activities aimed principally at less privileged children in Nigeria. Our aim is to create a bridge between fortunate Nigerians and the less fortunate sick and orphaned children. Since UKF was founded in 2002, we have selected 1 teaching hospital and 4 orphanages as beneficiaries of our activities, we have partnered with them to upgrade facilities, provide financial assistance for prescription drugs/medical tests, educational materials, food, beverages and household supplies in order to alleviate the suffering and discomfort encountered by the children.

The UKF dream began in 1999 and became a reality in April 2002 when a group of friends/colleagues visited the Lagos State Motherless Babies Home, LMBH (then at Sinari Daranijo Street, Victoria Island Lagos) as “friends of the home”. That visit exposed the need for us, Nigerians to invest in nation building by reaching out to the voiceless and almost helpless orphaned and sick Nigerian children. The state of the facility at the time showed the extreme neglect these children, who hold an important key to a better Nigeria, and indeed the World were being subjected to. None of the friends could walk away from what they had seen at the orphanage that day, hence informal plans and discussions commenced in order to find a lasting means of assisting the children at LMBH and other like facilities in the country. United for Kids Foundation was therefore ‘born’ in October 2002, the group has experienced tremendous growth due to the satisfaction derived from bringing joy into the lives of the needy; “Satisfied customers” have continued to spread the word and invited others to join the mission to heal Nigeria and indeed the World, One Child, One Heart and One Smile at a time.

UKF acts as a bridge between the fortunate Nigerians and the less fortunate sick and orphaned children, we receive and make donations to needy children in state-owned hospitals, state and privately owned orphanages, public schools and other facilities in need. UKF has experienced significant growth in financial and human resources; annual donations have increased from $100 in 2002 to more than $18,000 in 2006; membership has grown from less than 10 individuals in 2002 to 300 members in Nigeria, Canada, United Kingdom and the United States of America in 2006. In the short period we have being in existence, we have learnt that the power to heal Nigeria and indeed the World lies in the hands of dedicated and kind hearted people like YOU.

Our Team
Advisory and Operations Committee
Abimbola Bello
Adebukola Quadril Adeniran
Akeem Oyewale
Aminat Olayemi Raji-Salami
Ayo Luqman Salami
Babatunde Olukoya
Folake Olatunji
Ibraheem Adekunle Alabi
Khadijah Kuranga
Ninilola Saidat Sodipe
Olaniyi Yusuf
Olanrewaju Arikenbi
Temitope Fisayo Sowande
Temitope Oyinkansola Yomi-Adeyemi

Our Team
Adesuwa Ladoja, Director
Adesuwa has a Bachelor of Laws degree from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria (1992) and a Master of Laws degree from Kings College, University of London, U.K (1997) and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1993. She is a Chartered Secretary as well as a Notary Public of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom and the International Bar Association. She is currently a management consultant.

Amani Momodu, Director
Amani is a marketing & communications executive in one of the World’s leading advisory firms in Nigeria. He holds an HND from Yaba College of Technology, an MBA from Ambrose Alli University and he is a Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management.

Ngozi Zoe Adebiyi, Director
Ngozi received a Bachelors degree in Estate Management from the University of Lagos in 1998 and a Masters degree in Business Administration from Mercer University, Atlanta in 2002. Ngozi has a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification from the Society of Human Resources Management, USA. She is currently a Human Resources Manager in one of the World’s leading advisory firms in Nigeria.

Temitope Ganiyat Dada, Secretary
Tope received a Bachelors degree in Accounting from the University of Lagos in 1998 and a Master of Business Administration degree from Emory University, Atlanta in 2003. Tope is an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) in Nigeria and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the USA. She currently works as an accountant and financial services adviser in the USA.

Tolulope Basirat Jaiyeola, UK Representative
Tolulope received a Bachelors degree in Management and Accounting from the Obafemi Awolowo University (O.A.U) Ile-Ife, Nigeria in 2002. Tolu is a member (ACA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. She is currently an Assistant Manager at KPMG LLP UK.

Sheriff Akinkunmi Oyekanmi, Information Technology Director
Sheriff studied Chemistry at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife but has since deviated into IT. He has been in the IT profession for about 10years and he currently works as a Technical Analyst (DBA,UNIX and Web) for one of the top 100 FTSE companies in the UK. Sheriff is a certified Oracle Professional and a member of the British Computer Society.



Staff
Folasade Dasaolu