Several reports have revealed that GEANCO Foundation has announced that Oprah Winfrey has donated $100,000 to the organization in support of actor, David Oyelowo, her co-star on Selma and the Butler. Oyelowo and Oscar-nominated Chiwetel Ejiofor are both actively involved with the foundation, which is aimed at touching lives.
“We are beyond grateful that the world’s most beloved and well-known philanthropist has chosen to support our shared work in Africa. May her generosity inspire all of us to do even more for Nigeria’s poor and vulnerable,” the foundation said in a statement.
GEANCO is an NGO which specializes in providing health care and education needs to girls in Nigeria. The organization is currently planning to build a world-class hospital in Anambra state located in the south eastern part of Nigeria, according to a report by Ventures Africa.
The report further reveals that the $100,000 donation from Oprah Winfrey will be used to transform two schools in Nigeria, sponsored by Ejiofor and Oyelowo, along with learning supplies such as books, notebooks, computers, and medicine.
“I, of course, like a lot of people, was disturbed by the kidnapping of the girls in Chibok and the fact that this awful situation was very much around the idea of wanting girls in particular to not be educated,” said Oyelowo, according to The Hollywood Reporter (THR).
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