Chidinma Ekile
sets to re-unite Africa with her foundation:
One very interesting thing about
Chidinma is the fact that she was born blind. She has, however, used that
experience to help visually-impaired children and young people across Africa
through her NMA Foundation, formed from the last three letters of her name.
“I was born
blind. I just couldn’t see for some months. Since I sang about it, I felt the
need to help kids that find themselves in such situations or even worse. So
every time I travel to these places, I try to extend a hand of love to these children.”
“For some years
now—I think like two years or thereabout—I’ve been using my foundation to do
quite a lot of things. I’ve been able to take it to some places in Africa. The
last time, I think I was in Togo and I was able to do a few things with the SOS
village, I hope to do more of that.”
The fame and accolades notwithstanding, Chidinma
would love to be seen more as someone who does a lot for visually-impaired kids
and young people who have challenges with their education.
Kudos to guardian.ng
Photo by TY Bello
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