As part of her Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, the Chief Executive Officer at FAE Limited – Nigeria’s largest envelope manufacturing company – Mrs. Funlayo Bakare-Okeowo has built and donated a Community Library alongside a Recreation Center in Ogba area of Lagos.
Unveiled on Friday 6th of December 2024 by Head of Service, Lagos State – Mr. Bode Agoro, the free-to-use, soundproof, and well-equipped library is expected to provide youth in the area the much-needed haven to read and assimilate thereby becoming leaders of tomorrow. “I am thrilled to be one of the philanthropists in Nigeria making meaningful impact. My Joy is that this would be a centre to get our youth off the streets by letting them cultivate a reading culture, giving them a sense of belonging and the ability to believe in themselves that they can be leaders of tomorrow instead of embracing the Japa syndrome”, remarked Mrs. Bakare-Okeowo as she also noted that the community library was envisioned as a hub of enlightenment, where curiosity meets opportunity.
