Our Heroes
Chukwudima Nzene
Chukwudima Nzene is a Business Analyst in Nigeria’s strategy & planning unit of a Real Estate and Facilities Management company.
She obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in 2015 from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) and held a BSc. Mathematics, from the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNNAB).
Her passion for impacting the less privileged children started from her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) while serving as the Vice President of MDGs CDS (NYSC) in Maiduguri and Painting a primary school during the 5th World Youth Congress, Turkiye 2010 as a delegate of FUNNAB. Chukwudima is partly into the music industry and released her first single titled “Every Nation” (2010).
Chukwudima Nzene currently volunteers with Dolly Children Foundation, where she serves as Data Analyst. She believes that every Nigerian child deserves access to quality education in a conducive and well-equipped school.
Anuoluwapo Abraham
Anuoluwapo Abraham is a graduate of Entrepreneurial and Business Management with a passion for children in underserved communities.
Anu believes in education for all children and strongly supports the drive that no child should be left behind.
She holds an AAT certificate from the Institute Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and is currently pursuing her Master’s degree.
She currently volunteers with Dolly Children Foundation, where she serves as the Project Officer.
Oluwakemi Olorunfemi
Oluwakemi Olorunfemi is a graduate of Civil Engineering with over a decade of experience in the Engineering Consultancy industry.
She is currently a volunteer with Dolly Children Foundation.
‘Kemi is also a Fashion Designer and a Baker. In her spare time, Oluwakemi loves to sing and dance. She currently volunteers in the Research team at Dolly Children Foundation.
Olatunji Peter Olarewaju
Olatunji Peter Olarewaju, a.k.a Bams, bagged an HND in Computer Engineering from The Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara State, in 2019. He is a photographer, graphic designer, agropreneur and artist (comedian).
He also writes poems to improve the value system of his readers. In 2020, one of his poems got published in the NYSC magazine.
He also added to his educational background through the International Academy of Disaster and Safety Professionals (IADSP), where he bagged a professional certificate in Disaster and Risk Management. He is highly enthusiastic about modern media’s focus on social media profiles and is passionate about bringing new innovative digital skills, basically on electronic gadgets. He has gone on numerous campaigns for schools on how to design mobile phones.
Presently, Peter is a volunteer at Dolly Children Foundation (DCF) and is a graphics team member. Peter believes volunteering his time and efforts to children can significantly impact the organization and the world. Volunteering at DCF is a means for him to achieve his goals for children and less privileged children.
Ayobami Elizabeth Idowu
Ayobami Elizabeth Idowu is an educator who strongly advocates for quality education and representation for girls and persons with disabilities.
She studied the English language at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
Ayobami enjoys reading and travelling. She is an intern at Dolly Children Foundation.
Temiloluwa Okunade
Temiloluwa Okunade graduated from Bowen University in Nigeria, where she obtained her first degree in Microbiology. During her national service year, she commenced her career with a year stint at the prestigious School of Health Technology, Minna, where she lectured undergraduates.
Temiloluwa Okunade is a passionate educator, stellar writer, and literary advocate. She is concerned about the total well-being of children and teenagers and helping them build valuable skills for the future. She has visited schools and communities to teach against moral decadence while raising awareness of the importance of quality education.
`Temi is a lifelong learner who firmly believes in helping children grow in a healthy environment with equal access to sound learning opportunities. As a volunteer with Dolly Children Foundation, Temi aims to be a changemaker by giving her skills, time, and resources to impact the lives of children positively. She serves as a content creator at Dolly Children.
Gloria Xu
Gloria is an individual who is passionate about impactful work and has a strong interest in marketing, strategy, and communications.
She holds a business degree from Western University, where she was heavily involved in the marketing functions of various student organizations and community initiatives.
Gloria likes to volunteer and explore creative outlets such as cooking, design, and video editing in her free time.
She volunteers her time and skills at the Dolly Children Foundation’s graphics and animation cartoon team.
Folashade Adebawo
Folashade Adebawo is an experienced educator, phonics expert, parenting coach, and motivational speaker.
She also advocates for community development through various volunteering platforms to improve the lives of people, especially women and children.
Folasade is the volunteer coordinator at Dolly Children Foundation and believes in changing the world positively by inspiring people.
Olorunnisola Abe
Olorunnisola Abe is a journalist and a Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights advocate. She facilitates projects and writes stories that push for the actualization of The Sustainable Development Goals 3 and 5.
Abe visits schools to speak to underprivileged girls about Menstrual Hygiene Management, ensuring that hundreds of them are not deprived of their educational rights because they are going through one of the most critical phases of their development.
At Dolly Children Foundation, she is the media and research manager. She represents the organization before the press and provides content about the children and related matters for the website and social media pages.
Maureen Chigozie Popoola
Maureen Chigozie Popoola is a trained lawyer with extensive experience in and out of the courtroom. She has worked as a Premium Customer Experience Officer for several law firms as well as in the Fintech space.
She is a certified Professional Counsellor who received her training at the renowned ADI, Africa’s premier Counsellor training facility. She specializes in marriage counseling, pre-teen and adolescent counseling, and mental health.
She is the lead Counsellor at Create Your Story Counselling, a counseling organization dedicated to assisting those in need of counseling. Her desire to assist underprivileged children led her to volunteer as a counsellor with the Dolly Children Foundation.