Obafemi Martins launches Aid Foundation

Nigeria striker Obafemi Martins has told MTNFootball.com he plans to spend over 400 million Naira (over $2.5 million) to help the poor in his country through his Obafemi Martins Aid Foundation.

“I have a budget of about 400 million Naira for my charity. I always said that if I make it in life, I wish to help the less privileged in our society,” says Martins. 

“Since I moved to Europe about 10 years ago, I have always helped my friends and family and even people on the streets, but now I wish to do even more.”

Nigeria is an oil-rich country but the majority of its citizens live below the poverty line with basic needs like food, shelter and medical care in very short supply.

“Nigerians deserve to live a better life, but the government alone cannot do everything. It is left for organisations and individuals who are in a position to also help those in need,” offered Martins, who has also featured for Newcastle in England and Italian club Inter Milan. Continue to read more + more photos...

2013.....Moving forward!

Hi everyone and a very happy new year to you all! Hope you all had a wonderful celebration 'cause I did have a swell time with my family.

It's been a while since I last posted on the blog. Work and the festive season took most of my time but now I'm back to blogging.

The charity fundraising I started on November 18th 2012 which ran for a month yielded 175k Naira. I can't thank you enough! Now there is enough money to pay for our children's 2nd term school fees.
I promised that I would go and teach Igbo language in a primary school in London. Well, that didn't happen as planned and I am very sorry.
By the time I contacted the school it was too late to fit me in their schedule so I was advised to come again in January and request for another date.
I am still going to fulfill this promise as soon as I'm given a date. I hope I'm forgiven...:)

OK! Moving forward....our children are doing very well. They'll be starting school on January 14th 2013. This year will mark the end of a school year and also the beginning of another school year for them. All thanks to you guys!

I'll continue to ask for donations as we need all the support we can get. We can only move forward. No going back. The focus of this charity remains unchanged...Education first. I ask everyone to please continue to give towards this good cause. If you're still thinking about giving may I help you? Yes, please give...:) It is all for the good of our Orphans. What more can we do for them? Every little helps...please give.

I'll continue to share the charitable works of others on this blog. If you have a story of someone involved with charity you can forward it to me and I'll share on the blog.

Thanks once again for your support!...:)