Lagos. Nigeria. November 13, 2022 The Founder of the Rose of Sharon Foundation, Apostle Folorunso Alakija, has called on public-spirited individuals and corporate organizations to partner with the Rose of Sharon Foundation in its quest to help alleviate the sufferings and plight of widows and orphans across Nigeria. Apostle Alakija made this known during a […]
#DANCECHALLENGE ALERT! Create your own dance steps and win a lunch date with Apostle Folorunso Alakija and Lady Onyeka Onwenu. To participate: Download ‘Rise Up’ from Tiktok or iTunes Create your unique dance step for the song Upload the dance video on your Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter handles and tag @ROSF Use these hashtags […]
Lagos, Nigeria; October 26, 2022. Renowned Nigerian, singer/songwriter, actress, and human rights activist Onyeka Onwenu today announced the official release of ‘Rise Up,’ a new song written and produced in partnership with the Rose of Sharon Foundation (RoSF). The soulful and deeply inspiring song, which carries the ever-classic Afro-pop signature style of Ms Onwenu, is […]
The Rose of Sharon Foundation (RoSF) hosted the 9th edition of its Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) on 24th September 2022 at a hybrid session themed, “The New Lens: Building Sustainable Solutions for Youth Employment,” in Surulere, Lagos. The event, hosted by the Founder of The Rose of Sharon Foundation, Apostle Folorunso Alakija, and anchored by […]
In keeping with its vision of promoting widows’ rights and attaining a more equitable society for Nigerian widows, the Rose of Sharon Foundation (RoSF) held its bi-annual Widowhood Rights Program (WRP), a widows rights stakeholders’ sensitization and advocacy program in Lagos recently. The program, which is the year’s second edition, had in attendance several benefactors, […]
We invite you to our second Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) 2022. Theme: The New Lens: Building Sustainable Solutions for Youth Employments. The first 200 people to register will get free mobile data. Host: Apostle Folorunso Alakija Facilitators: Joy Nkechi Owo, Ayodeji Megbope, Dr Enoch Adewunmi Oyeduntan Date: 24th September 2022 Time: 10:30 am Click to register
Lagos, Nigeria; August 5, 2022. In keeping with its core objective of empowering and uplifting widows in the country, the Rose of Sharon foundation, the brainchild of Apostle Folorunso Alakija, recently trained a total of 79 widows, including some of their children, in hydrographic-water transfer printing in Lagos. The two-day training facilitated by Gold, Chrome […]
The Rose of Sharon Foundation is driven by its passion to have healthy widows and orphans by creating access to free medical care. We have had three (3) major free medical outreaches so far in this year, 2022. RoSF in collaboration with its partner organized another cancer screening program for its widows and orphans. This […]
International Widows Day (June 23rd) is a day set aside by the United Nations (UN) to address the social, economic, cultural, and political issues that affect widows worldwide. Each year RoSF joins the world to recognize this special day by organizing programs that bring together widows and stakeholders in government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and individuals, […]
In celebration of this year’s International Widows’ Day, we specially invite you to our virtual #IWD2022 event holding on Thursday, 23rd June 2022 with a focus on “Sustainable Solutions for Widows Financial Independence.” Host: Apostle Folorunso Alakija Guest Speakers: Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, First Lady, Lagos State (Matron), Mr Olufemi Peter Adedokun (CEO Mesopetra Ltd) and Ms. Joy Nkechi Owoh […]
