On Saturday, July 4th, 2026, Freedom Foundation Nigeria celebrated the 2025/2026 Genesis House Graduation Ceremony at The Verandah Lounge, The Dome, Lekki Phase 1.
Moving far beyond traditional certificates, the Foundation directly empowered each of the seven graduates by providing customized business starter kits—representing a collective investment of over ₦2,100,000 in their long-term economic independence.
The kits given were tailored to each graduate’s vocational specialisation, reflecting the organization’s commitment to ensuring that graduation marks the beginning, not the end, of each woman’s journey toward independent living and sustainable livelihood.
Freedom Foundation’s Executive Director framed the starter kits as a deliberate extension of the organisation’s rehabilitation model. “Recovery does not end with certificates; it continues with the ability to stand on one’s own feet. That is why Freedom Foundation invested in the tools, machines, and materials our graduates need to start again, this time on their own terms.” Chidi Koldsweat, Executive Director, Freedom Foundation
Also speaking, Genesis House Chairperson, Toyin Bakare, who has walked closely with the beneficiaries throughout the programme, described the transformation she has witnessed. “I’ve watched women who came to us with nothing, but today we are seeing transformation.” Toyin Bakare, Chairperson, Genesis House-Freedom Foundation.
Each graduate now moves forward equipped with skills in fashion design, make-up and event décor, hairdressing, or baking and catering, acquired over the course of the programme and now backed by the tools to put them into practice.
Freedom Foundation notes that this business starter support is core to Genesis House’s holistic approach: restoration first, followed by the practical means to sustain it.
Genesis House is a residential rehabilitation and reintegration home for vulnerable young women and an expression of Freedom Foundation Nigeria’s over two-decade commitment to restoring dignity and transforming lives.
Founded in 2001 by Pastor/Dr. Tony Rapu, Freedom Foundation Nigeria, has reached more than 20,000 beneficiaries across Nigeria through programmes spanning rehabilitation, youth empowerment, education, and community support.
For more information, visit www.freedomfoundationng.org or follow Freedom Foundation Nigeria on socials.
