Joseph Yobo Charity Foundation

One of Nigeria's finest footballers Joseph Yobo is one to applaud not just for his skills on the pitch but also for his charitable works. He currently plays as a centre back for Fenerbahçe in Turkey. He is the former captain of the Nigerian national team, for which he has 95 caps, making him the most capped Nigerian player ever. His last appearance with Nigeria was at the African Nations Cup in February 2013 which Nigeria won.

He's married to ex Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN), Adaeze Igwe and they both have a 3 year old son, Joey.

In 2007, Yobo set up the Joseph Yobo Charity Foundation, to help under-privileged children in Nigeria. Since then he has handed out hundreds of scholarship awards ranging from primary to university level. Yobo also has a football academy in the Ogoni region of Nigeria. He also runs football camps in Lago.
He often visits orphanages and motherless babies homes when he's in Nigeria.

Yobo says, "I know how I started and it wasn't easy for me either". However, he counts himself lucky to have finished secondary school.
"There were people who were not able to realise their potential, even though they were brilliant, because their families could not afford to take them all the way.
"What I am doing with this foundation is to help people in a similar situation achieve their full potential in whatever they do, and I am proud to be able to help."

How thoughtful and kind of him. Well done, Jo! 

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Malaria No More - A child dies from malaria every minute

Malaria No More UK is an innovative charity and part of a global effort to put an end to the suffering and death caused by malaria. They back the global goal of near zero deaths by 2015. They save lives through high-impact awareness and fundraising campaigns and by making strategic investments in Africa.
Worldwide there are 219 million cases of malaria every year. Out of which over 660,000 people die from malaria and sadly over 90% of all malaria deaths occur in Africa. 

485 children’s lives are saved every day through malaria prevention measures such as mosquito nets, the spraying of insecticide in homes and education on malaria.

Their launch in 2009 was timed to build on the unprecedented global and local momentum to end deaths from malaria, a preventable disease that claims the life of a child every minute.
Since their launch they have secured the support of all the major political parties in the fight against malaria and helped persuade the coalition government to place malaria at the top of its international development agenda. They have also raised funds to invest in malaria control projects in Ghana, Botswana and Namibia which have helped protect over ten million people from malaria.
Malaria No More affiliates operate in the US, Netherlands and Canada and form part of the global Roll Back Malaria Partnership with over 500 other organisations dedicated to a malaria free world.

David Beckham and Andy Murray are part of the fight against malaria as founding members of their Leadership Council

The UK government has declared malaria one of its top two development priorities.

More strength to everyone involved in this project worldwide.