DashMe Foundation, a non-governmental organisation founded by former finance minister, Kemi Adeosun has partnered with a Grammy Award-winning singer, Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, to renovate the popular Cheshire Home, which caters to physically challenged persons in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where it is situated, and environs.
This was done
under the auspices of a project by DashMe Foundation, tagged, Reach Every
Available Communal Household Nigeria Foundation.
Over the years,
Cheshire, which was founded decades ago, was hit by economic hardship and could
not maintain its orphanage, which became dilapidated.
In a statement
sent to Society Plus, the Chairperson of the REACH Nigeria Foundation, Flobetta
Halliday, stated that the facility had been renovated and would be unveiled on
Friday, March 1, 2024, in the Borikiri area of Port Harcourt.
She said, “Over
the years, Cheshire Home has provided succour and refuge to the physically
challenged within Port Harcourt and its environs.
“In July 2023,
DashMe Foundation initiated the project— the REACH Nigeria Foundation— in
partnership with Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, to renovate the facility, and
bring back hope to its beneficiaries.
“After seven
months of hard work, it is our pleasure to have you share this transformational
moment with us, as we unveil the brand new Cheshire Home.”
DashMe, founded
in 2021, has been described as a fully indigenous, youth-driven social
enterprise that seeks to creatively raise funds and awareness for indigenous
charities that provide direct care to orphans, vulnerable children,
disadvantaged youth, and victims of domestic abuse.
Within the
first few months of the organisation existence, it was said to have expended
over N10m on numerous life-changing projects through local charities.