Meet Yemi Badejoko (June 2020)
He is a 42 year old paraplegic male who contracted Poliomyelitis at age 7. He is diagnosed with post polio syndrome. He requires 24 hour caregiver assistance. He was referred to BK Foundation, Inc. for assistance by his physician and home care agency. He is unemployed and uninsured. BK Foundation accepted the sponsorship of Mr. Badejoko in 2019 and provides the following:
1. Adaptive Equipment
2. Monthly Medication Allowance
3. Monthly Caregiver Allowance
4. Other Basic Healthcare Needs
BK Foundation Community Activity (July 2020)
God has blessed us with resources to help families during this COVID Pandemic. Distributing fresh produce in the community With Ms. Rose Elam and Ms. Kathy Byfield.
Urinary Incontinence - Late effect of Polio (August 2020)
Symptoms of bladder dysfunction can have a significant impact on a person’s quality of life. Potential causes of bladder dysfunction in survivors of polio include impaired detrusor muscles and nerves, edema in the legs, restricted mobility and problematic voiding habits.
BK Foundation Inc. in action providing incontinence pads and briefs to Polio victims.
Pictured is Bola Sijuwade with Rose Elam coordinating incontinence products.
Meal Boxes to Homebound Individuals (October 2020)
In partnership with Tender Heart Home Health and Hospice agency in Arlington Texas, BK Foundation, Inc. was able to get food boxes to homebound individuals.
These individuals are unable to come out and get in long lines to pick up produce and meal boxes that are being distributed in the community during this pandemic.
The staff at Tender Heart Home Agency helped BK Foundation deliver the food boxes to their homebound patients. They were very appreciative.
Baby Incubator Donation to UCH (February 2021)
Healthy Beginnings: Incubator for University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
In developed countries, congenital anomalies have been reported to be the major cause of neonatal mortality, while in developing countries, preventable causes still account for most cases of neonatal mortality
Availability of adequate equipment for neonatal resuscitation can minimize the rate of neonatal deaths.
The availability of equipment to care for these neonates is a challenge encountered daily by the neonatologists caring for these babies at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. The lack of Incubators result in neonates being placed in boxes. Boxes do not provide the stimulations needed for the development and survival of premature infants.
Studies have shown that extremely premature infants may also have diminished responsiveness to Polio vaccine.
BK Foundation and its partners donated the below pictured incubator to the University College Hospital, Ibadan. This is to help in giving these neonates a better chance of survival and reduce the death rate of infants in the community.
Please also see the picture of the first baby in the incubator which was donated by BK Foundation to the University College Hospital Ibadan.
Donation to Scottish Rite Hospital - Dallas, TX (April 2021)
BK Foundation, Inc donated children's books and toys to the Scottish Rite Hospital located in Dallas, TX
Donation Towards Hemangioma Surgery for Young Boy (April 2021)
BK Foundation made a financial contribution towards the surgery for a 6 year old boy with Hemangioma of his tongue.
See before and after Surgery picture. Surgery was successfully performing in Nigeria
Motherless 14 Year-Old in Need (May 2021)
“Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.”
Proverbs 31:28 KJV
Mother’s Day is set aside to celebrate mothers. Yesterday, May 9, 2021, Mother’s Day, instead of these three mothers waiting for their children to celebrate them, they were busy thinking about a motherless 14 year-old girl in Nigeria. The girl’s father barely make enough money to feed himself and his daughter. Because the girl is very brilliant, she was awarded a scholarship to attend a private school in her community in Nigeria.
A laptop is needed at this private school to complete assignments and examinations. The child’s father could not afford it. Without the laptop, this child will not be successful at the school. These three mothers, Bola Oginni, Dr. B. Obasanya, and Ajibola Ogundele, partnered with BK Foundation Inc. to purchase a laptop for the 14 year old student.
Thank you for your generosity. This is what Mothers do. Mother every child, regardless of biological relationship. Changing Lives one at a time.
Open Doors for Special Learners (November 2021)
Sponsorship of 2 Cerebral Palsy Students
Emmanuel Danjuma (Our miracle student-20 years old)
In October 2018, Open Doors field workers rescued Emma and his entire family from Jol, a village outside Jos, devastated by herdsmen attacks. Emma has cerebral palsy resulting from meningitis at a young age. He has chronic language, physical and cognitive disabilities.
On the day before Easter break (March 2021), Emma’s mother was busy cleaning the classrooms. She left Emma in his classroom until she finished. While waiting, Emma grew hungry and decided he was ready to eat. He got up, walked through the office, passed by all the teachers and students preparing to leave and continued straight to his house on our compound.
Everyone began to scream, “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus!” as they watched Emma walking. The Director quickly got her camera and started videotaping him. It was a life-changing moment, for not only Emma, but for everyone who bore witness to this miracle and the journey it took to get here!
Your support of one-year sponsorship will enable Emma to not only attend a special education class to stimulate his brain, but he receives regular physical therapy.
Praise Oluwatosin (16 years old)
Praise (known as Praises boy because he loves to praise God through singing) was born with cerebral palsy after a prolonged delivery. He is one of four children. Praise’s parents struggle with paying their children’s fees and has had to put the other three children in government schools. Your support of school fees will enable Praise to continue to attend a special education class to stimulate his brain, but he receives regular physical therapy.
Partnership with World Vision (2020-2021)
Food Insecurity
During the COVID Pandemic, BK Foundation, Inc. partnered with North Texas World Vision to distribute life-sustaining supplies such as food, personal hygiene products, and clean water to food-insecure families. When schools are closed, lots of children do not eat because they depend on school lunch programs for their nutrition. With loss of jobs due to layoffs or health conditions, families are concerned about getting food, paying for food, and finding food for their families. Food boxes were also delivered to homes for homebound individuals in partnership with home health agencies, such as, Tender Heart Home Health and Hospice agency.
Infection Prevention
During the coronavirus epidemic, BK Foundation, Inc. partnered with North Texas World Vision and other community agencies to distribute liquid and bar soap, hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes, diapers and face masks to the homeless community and shelters.
Healthy Beginning Project - Covenant Home Orphanage (2021)
Covenant Home and Care Center is located in Opa, Ile-Ife Osun State Nigeria. The orphanage is home to about fifty children. The orphanage accepts children of all ages, including infants. There is a private school on campus at the orphanage for elementary school age children. Older children attends public schools.
In the words of one of the children in the orphanage, Temilade Balogun, the home is “very nice, wonderful and exciting place.” Temilade was brought to the orphanage at age six with her sister. She has now finished her Secondary School Certificate Examination. Children, such as, Temilade depend on scholarships to further their education.
The mission of the orphanage is to care for each child until the child attains financial independence. BK Foundation, Inc. has partnered with Covenant orphanage to assist in meeting the needs of these children. In 2021, BK Foundation Inc. supplied the orphanage with classroom furniture, school supplies, and teaching materials to help improve the learning environment for the children. BK Foundation Inc. also partnered with The True and Pure Foundation to provide dining room tables and benches for the orphanage so that the children will not continue to eat their meals on the floor.
Cloths were also provided to some of the children. As part of the BK Foundation Inc. Healthy Beginning program to prevent childhood preventive diseases, BK Foundation is committed to supporting orphanages and other institutions that provide safe environments for children to grow.
Power Wheelchair Donated to Child in Need (July 2022)
A few years ago, BK Foundation was able to donate a wheelchair to a child with polio. We are fortunate that we now have had the opportunity to upgrade him to a power wheelchair in order for him to gain more independence and increase his mobility. The wheelchair was shipped from the US to Nigeria.
