Former OSPOLY Union President, Hope, Launches Foundation to Promote SDGs

By Our Reporter

A former President of the Students Union of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Comrade Bolaji Olaniyi popularly known as Hope, has launched a Foundation to help in complementing efforts of the United Nations and Nigerian governments towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals.

Hope made this known in a press release personally signed by him on Tuesday.

He noted that his mission was to bring hope to the people of Africa and help in reducing the poverty level on the continent to the bearest minimum.

He said, “I have a transnational mission to forge a harbinger of Hope for the less privileged in all african communities, and we shall rely on the strength of our partnership with potential NGOs, Corporate bodies and Governments to extricate African society from abject penury and starvation. We shall undergird in our activities, social crusading, public sensitization, and organize workshops and seminars.

He added that, “The vision of Hope Foundation was designed to create empowerment programmes that Youths and women across Africa can leverage, building youths and women capacities, advocating and contributing to the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Quality Education, Zero poverty and Zero hunger among others in Africa, and forging a formidable foundation that would work with Students Leaderships across tertiary institutions in Africa to create a stable and sustainable leadership for the students.”

Hope noted that the Foundation would also play the role of interfacing between different interest groups, including governments when matters involving welfare of the above categories of individuals arise.

He said, “We will emphasize peace in all modus operandi, form a society that advocates social justice and midwife reconciliation processes between authorities of institutions and Students Leadership, Civil Societies, Unions (Labour Centre) and Governments.”

“Achieving a pro-people African society that works for all Africans with zero regard for race or our mutual differences and an Africa that responds to the needs of the people is a long time vision, we shall not hesitate to partner with corporate bodies or parties of like interest going forward” Hope added.