PRESS RELEASE
NATIONAL LOTTERY TRUST FUND SET TO PARTNER WITH STEAM TO EMPOWER NIGERIAN CHILDREN
The Executive Secretary of the National Lottery Trust Fund (NLTF), Comrade Tosin Adeyanju, met with a development partner, STEAM, led by Professor Hauwa Ibrahim, President of The Peace Institute, United States of America.
STEAM is a non-profit organization dedicated to making a positive impact on children’s lives, particularly displaced people, hawker, almajiris and the downtrodden.
The organization has successfully changed many lives into professionals.
The proposed partnership between NLTF and STEAM aims to leverage STEAM’s over 200 years of combined experience in impacting lives around the world as NLTF seeks to spread good causes across the nation and recognizes the importance of collaborating with STEAM to utilize their diverse talents in helping children across Nigeria.
Matilde Belleggia, Technology Tutor and a member of the STEAM team, noted that despite advice from their country to avoid Nigeria due to security concerns, they decided to come to Nigeria and have found the country to be relatively safe, contrary to what is being reported.
“We were advised not to come to Nigeria because of security concerns, but we decided to take the chance and have found Nigeria to be a wonderful country, full of resilient and talented people,” said Matilde Belleggia. “We are excited to contribute to the development of Nigerian children and communities.”
Adeyanju in his remark, expressed gratitude to Professor Hauwa Ibrahim and the entire STEAM team for the lives changed through their organization. He emphasized the significance of the proposed partnership in impacting lives through collaboration. He equally thanked the volunteers that risked everything to be in Nigeria against their host country security concern that Nigeria is not safe.
STEAM Team Members:
– Engineering Tutor: David Manlouda
– Art Tutor: Ougelica Felicia
– Technology Tutor: Matilde Belleggia
– Science Tutor: Anna Cascarino
– Mathematic Tutor: Silvio Dionisotti
– Dr. Salisu Mohammed
– Ibrahim Hassan
The proposed partnership promises to bring about positive change and empowerment for Nigerian children.
Arowolo Solomon Alaba
Special Assistant to the Executive Secretary (Media & Corporate Communications)
15/08/2024
