Shuga Limb Foundation (Slf), An Ngo Of Akiin Shuga, Lead Singer Of The Popular
Shuga Band And Disability Advocate, Is Set To Empower People Living With
Disabilities (Plds) Through Its 'gifted And Talented' Project.
The Event, Which Seeks To Celebrate And Empower Plds Who Possess Extraordinary
Gifts And Talents, Holds On 30th May, 2016 At The Social Place, Sinari Daranijo,
Victoria Island, Lagos.
Having Sponsored The Children's Day For Plds For Four Consecutive Years, Slf Is
Charting A New Course In Line With The Global Focus To Promote
Inclusion, Access,
And Empowerment For Persons With Disabilities.
It Is Widely Noted That Plds Have A Range Of Physical Sensory, Intellectual Or
Psychosocial Impairments, Which Often Interplays With Various Barriers That May
Hinder Their Full Participation In The Nigerian Society.
According To Akiin Shuga,
"the Objective Of This Worthy Cause Is To Empower, Promote And Create
Opportunities For Sustainable Livelihood And Employment For People Living With
Disabilities. The Plan Includes A Quarterly Monitoring Mechanism On Sales,
Expenditures And Profit Margin For Their Ventures."
Speaking Further On His Own Story, Akiin Shuga Recalls,
"i Got My Break In Life When Alhaji O.K Alli Bought Me My First Set Of
Air Brushes
Which I Used In Designing Cards. I Later Got A Direct Link To The Makers Of
International Cards Back Then In The 1990's. This Was My Source Of
Living Before I
Ventured Into Music Business Fully."
One Of The Beneficiaries, Toma, Who's Confined To A Wheel Chair Has A
Rare Creative
Talent As A Visual Artist, Whilst Painting With Her Feet. A Selfless
Art Instructor, Mr.
Micheal Oluwatosin, Took An Interest In Her Craft And Nurtured Her. Shuga Limb
Foundation Will Be Rewarding Him For His Act Of Kindness, While Also
Paying Him For
3 Months Intensive Training For The Beneficiary.
The Event On May 30th Will Also Be Recognizing People Who Have Selflessly
Supported Plds, As Well As Disability Advocates And Rare Talents Like Legendary
Music Producer Cobhams Asuquo, Nigeria Info Oap Adenike Oyetunde, Eng. Amusu,
And Others Who Have Consistently Used Their Voices To Impact Society At Large.
For The Past Few Days, Akiin Shuga Has Been Quite Expressive On Social Media,
Taking Audiences Through His Journey, In A Poetic Storytelling
Sequence Accompanied
By Powerful Images Of His Life's Journey. He Defines 'disability' As
"a Mere Word"
That Didn't Hinder Him, But Became A Springboard To His Success.
The Organisers Have Promised An Exciting Event, To Be Attended By Distinguished
Guests And Personalities From All Works Of Life, Spiced Up With Lots
Of Music And
Entertaining Comedy.
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