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This is an important aspect of our program. The girls are the centre focus and so they must be recognized and their success must be celebrated. At the end of the session, OGAV will hold a “theme Gala” to celebrate graduating students, honour girls that have distinguish themselves throughout the year as nominated by their peer, and give scholarships and awards to deserving girls to help and support them both in secondary schools and post secondary institution.
OGAV runs a student centered focus groups (club) through our Learning beyond the classroom initiative. We are a community building people that is preparing a community of girls within the school for successful career and life who can in turn change the community positively.
STUDENTS TESTIMONIALS
Q -What do you like most about the program
What I learnt from it, it has gone beyond what school can teach and it is the best club have ever engaged in – Temitope Yusuf
It teaches what the school is not teaching e.g I now know I am an auditory learner – Abisola Sadiq
Q – Give me your overall impression of this program
A – Program is very beneficial. It needs to continue as it teaches teenager how to show good moral standard and how to be self-reliant and independent – Bimbe Emperor
This is an important aspect of our program. The girls are the centre focus and so they must be recognized and their success must be celebrated. At the end of the session, OGAV will hold a “theme Gala” to celebrate graduating students, honour girls that have distinguish themselves throughout the year as nominated by their peer, and give scholarships and awards to deserving girls to help and support them both in secondary schools and post secondary institution.
Christmas time is a time to celebrate, it is not just dining for the girls but an application of the dinning Etiquette learned.
At Christmas time, the organization reached out to the girls to help meet their needs and give them a sense of belonging of being cared for during a season where they can easily felt abandoned and depressed
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OGAV requests the honour of your presence to it’s Second Annual Black Tie Fundraising Gala
Saturday April 28, 2018
6:00pm-11:30pm
Woodbine Convention Centre
30 Vice Regent Blvd,
Toronto, ON
Contact Info:
contact@ogav.org
Mrs. Florence Foluke Onasanya (nee Ayorinde) is a seasoned educator and astute administrator. She has been in the teaching industry for more than four decades. She retired as a senior secondary school Principal in February 2010. She renders marvelous services to her Alma Mater and other organizations, her church included. She is currently a Chief Mentor of Torchbearers, the young ‘Queens’ selected to be ambassadors of old students of Queen’s School, Ede/Ibadan. In these places, she bagged various awards for service including a recent one by the Parents’ Teachers’ Association of Oyo State (Ibadan Chapter).
In the academic sector, she is a WAEC/NECO examiner and has been for more than 30 years. She is an Educational Consultant for many private secondary schools in Ibadan where she resides and environs.
She is a resource person at seminars, workshops and other secular or spiritual programmes, most especially those which involve the re-training of teachers. A passionate teacher to the core, she readily comes to the rescue of science students whenever the need arises in some of the schools where she is a consultant.
Mrs. Foluke Onasanya is a prolific writer, having written 8 Science Revision Books – 4 of Chemistry, 3 of Basic Science and 1 other – ‘Mastering Chemistry’, on special request from Macmillan Publishers. She also published various educational and spiritual magazines at different times.
Integrity, poise, propriety, discipline, honesty, and being charitable are some attributes of this lady who has impacted positively on many lives – children, youths, women and men respectively.
She is happily married with children who have made her very proud and lovely grandchildren.
The Ornaments of Grace and Virtue (OGAV) Board of Trustees is comprised of leaders in the fields of international and social development, legal and human resources expertise, and seasoned educators.
Our Trustees currently consists of;
Kenny has over 20 years’ experience, spanning all levels, in the education industry. Her experience cuts across both the British and Nigerian curricula at teaching, management and board levels; and in nursery to tertiary schools. She therefore has wide and varied knowledge of working with children and teenagers.
She is a strong advocate of school improvement which she believes can only be achieved through continuous teacher development, research, constant review of the curriculum and restructuring of the learner’s environment.
Kenny obtained a B.Sc. Biochemistry from the University of Ibadan, and holds a Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management from EDS, Pan African University, Lagos. She is a Goldman Sachs Scholar, a Character First implementer and a certified Career Direct consultant. She is a full Member of The Nigerian Institute of Training and Development and has accreditation from the Centre for Management Development as a certified management trainer in Nigeria. She is an ILO Certified Small Business Consultant licensed to run the Start and Improve Your Business, and Expand Your Business programs.
Kenny has been involved in school start-ups and development/turnaround projects. She was a Leadership and Microenterprise Consultant at the Entrepreneurship Development Centre, Lagos and is an in-house consultant to the NECA Network of Entrepreneurial Women. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Sycamore Edge Nig. Ltd.
She is married to Pastor Bayo Omojola and they are blessed with four children.
Non-Executive Director- Access Bank PLC
Mrs. Ogunmefun is a Barrister and Solicitor, who is member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, as well as a member of the Nigerian Bar.
She obtained her LL.B (Honours) from the University Lagos in 1974 and was admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 1975. She was admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada in 2004.
She has a certificate in Dispute Resolution from York University (Ontario) and has completed the Canadian Securities Course with the Canadian Securities Institute (Mutual Funds Licensing).
She has over three decades of experience in Corporate/Commercial and Banking Law, having begun her career at Chase Merchant Bank Nigeria. Following her admission to the Law Society of Upper Canada, Mrs. Ogunmefun practiced in the areas of Family Law and Immigration Law.
She also has extensive experience as a Board member, having served of on the Board of Credite Bank Nigeria and more recently she served as Board Member of Kinark Child and Family Services (Ontario, Canada), where she was the Chairman of the Governance Committee.
She has attended several courses on Corporate Governance and Risk Management.
CONNECT WITH US
Ornaments of Grace and virtue organization welcome individual membership who is passionate about mentoring girls and impacting them positively. New members must share our believes, objectives, and uphold the values of the organization.
Membership has a nominal fee that ensures your commitment and also goes towards supporting our program.
Individuals are encouraged to send their updated contact information to: contact@ogav.org or fill out the form below and a membership form will be sent out to you.
We look forward to hearing from you. Join us to make a difference.
Mission
To develop independent, responsible, young girls through character building, mentorship, acquisition of knowledge, skills and ethics.
Vision
To nurture and empower girls, using a holistic approach, to become leading young women in the society and in turn impact the community positively.
Our Values
We value each and every girl as a valuable, respectable part of the community that needs to be nurtured and mentored.
“Strive not to be a success but rather to be a value”- Albert Einstein.
Strategic Directions:
Learning beyond the classroom – Co-curricular school-based program and Summer Leadership Camp initiative.
Objectives:
Trained as a nurse, Mrs Aduke Philip received her nursing degree from Lagos University Teaching Hospital in 1977. Upon graduating, she took a position at the University College Hospital as a nurse in the emergency ward. In 1979 at the request of her mother, she made a career change and took a sales position with S.A. Adeyinka Enterprise. Her handwork ethic and “can do” attitude helped propel her through the ranks to the position of CEO. Her stimulating and motivational management skills coupled with her knack for quality customer service and accountability, helped grow the company to the largest Enamelware distributor in South-West Nigeria. Mrs Philip also serves on the board of directors at Identity Matrix Transport and Logistic Ltd. She has held many leadership positions within her community and serves on the board of directors of several charities one of which is Ornaments of Grace and Virtue.
Since her start at S.A. Adeyinka Enterprise, her interactions with business and community leaderships over the years have seen very little growth in the involvement of women in the upper echelons of leadership. Mrs Philip believes these needs to change and this belief has fuelled her commitment and ardent involvement in activities and organizations that foster the empowerment and advancement of women. She is happily married with two children and serves as the financial director.
Alaba is a graduate Nurse with specialty in Medical surgical nursing and nursing education.She attended the prestigious Queen’s School Ibadan , for her secondary school education, graduated from university of Ife, Ile Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University with honours in Bachelors of Nursing Science in 1984. Obtained Master degree in education at University of Lagos.Worked at National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos as clinical Nurse and nurse educator before voluntarily retiring in 2008, after 23years of service.
Alaba is presently the CEO of Citizen Home Care Services, an outfit for providing care for individuals in their home setting, bringing comfort to their door step.
As a nurse, she is very passionate about ensuring quality life for all, especially for the less privileged. Her focus is on the youth and the elderly, therefore, she is always ready to contribute to empowerment of the youth and the elderly.
She is happily married to Sir(Arc) Dipo Ajayi & blessed with children.
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