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Welcome to VIO FOUNDATION

The Victoria Iyabode Olugbode (VIO) Foundation draws its ethos from the professional Nursing experience of Mrs Victoria Iyabode Olugbode who served diligently in England and Nigeria over a period spanning 30 years, caring for people of all diverse backgrounds.

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Victoria Iyabode Olugbode (Nee Oke)

2 June 1937 - 21 June 2020

As a professional Nurse, Mrs Victoria Iyabode Olugbode served diligently in England and Nigeria over a period spanning 30 years, caring for people of all diverse backgrounds in the tradition of Florence Nigtingale, the founder of modern nursing. Her personality, her fundamental essence and her deep humanity resonated with the ethics of the noble profession of selfless giving. She was also a person of diverse talents as she showed her unique giftings in devout service to God, in successfully running several family-based small and medium scale enterprises as well as mentoring the young. All through her life she cared diligently for her family, proudly raising 4 successful children. She served the community, the nation and the world.

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Women Empowerment

Announcement of an Annual Prize for Academic Research on topics related to Girl Child & Women Empowerment in Nigeria. (University MSc Thesis ) . (Contact Foundation for Criteria & details)

Scholarship opportunities

Endowment for Annual payment of Fees for Students of Reagan Memorial Baptist Girls Secondary School, Yaba, Lagos State. (Contact Foundation for Criteria & details)

Scholarship opportunities

Sponsorship of Annual VIO Foundation Female Biography Studies Series in any Primary School in Nigeria - (Cost of organisation & honorarium for guest speakers). (Contact Foundation for Criteria & details)

Our Board Of Trustees

Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye

s the Chairman of the Board of Trustee of the VIO Foundation. He is a 1st Class graduate of Political Science and Alumni of Oxford University, UK. Among his several diplomatic postings in his 35 years of illustrious Service, was as Former Head of Mission @ Nigeria High Commision, New-Delhi, India and retired as Permanent Secretary of Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Dr Mojisola Olubunmi Olugbode

Is a Lectuer in Accounting & Finance as well as a multi-disciplinary Researcher with current focus in Coporate Governance, Coporate Social Responsibility amongst & Gender Diversity amongst other areas.

Pastor Salem Maigeri

Is a Senior Pastor and Family Trainer. He holds graduate degree in Educational Psychology and Curriculum Studies and a Post graduate of Public Administration. He has served in Executive Council of the Living Faith Church Worldwide aka Winners Chapel as Mission Secretary. Presently the State Pastor, Living Faith Church Worldwide, Adamawa State.

Olufunmilayo Kogbe

Is a member of the board of trustees of the VIO Foundation. She earned a MA in Ethnology from the University of Paris. After decades in Europe, she recently relocated to Nigeria. She runs SoWoGidi, a non profit providing social services to Nigerian women trafficked abroad upon their return home and to survivors of other forms of violence against women.