September 05, (THEWILL) – Socialite, Biola Okoya, the second child of wealthy businessman Razaq Akanni Okoya, has decided to honour the memory of Ayodeji Akinwande Modupe Johnson, her late son, with a sickle cell foundation. The foundation called Ayodeji Akinwande Sickle Cell Foundation, is a non-profit organisation that creates partnerships and collaborations with key stakeholders in the health sector and also advocates for people living with sickle cell. In addition, the foundation will support healthcare professionals and community health workers on sickle cell disease management, how they can properly care for patients suffering from the disease and promote awareness of the disease among couples.
To keep the foundation running, Biola plans to establish a series of fundraising activities that would fund the programmes of the foundation in collaboration with funding partners and donors.
Ayodeji Akinwande, one of her three children with her ex-husband, died on June 12, 2020 of Sickle cell anaemia at the age of 24. He was buried on June 14, 2020 following a funeral service conducted by Pastor Ituah Ighodalo at his Trinity House church where Biola worships.
