Keeping a tuition-free school open
Redeemer's Glorious Seed Academy, Akure
Salary payments for 7 staff over 21 months (to September 2026), so pupils could keep learning for free.
₦7,615,000
Registered non-profit · CAC IT No. 9784639
Lifting lives through education and enterprise.
Before we asked anyone for support, our founders gave their own money to keep pupils in school and help small business owners grow. LIFT Initiative exists to do more of that, with dignity and full accountability.
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Pupils learning in class at a supported school (guardian consent required)
Pupils learning in class at a supported school (guardian consent required)
₦12.2mdonated by our founders since 2024
68pupils and entrepreneurs supported
7teachers paid in a tuition-free school
3states: Ondo, Lagos and Ogun
Proof of workEducation Scholarships Scholarships Business Empowerment
What we have already done
Four interventions, fully funded by our founders from their own pockets. Every figure below matches our records.
Sponsoring 30 pupils
Folek Royal Heritage Academy, Akure
Educational sponsorship for the 2025/26 academic year.
₦2,040,000
Sponsoring 14 pupils
Folek Royal Heritage Academy, Alagbado, Lagos
Educational sponsorship for the 2025/26 academic year.
₦508,500
LIFT Empowerment Programme
Ota, Ogun State
Support for 24 small business owners on 3 May 2026.
₦2,000,000
Why LIFT is different
Dignity is non-negotiable
No handout photos
We never photograph people receiving cash or goods. We show people learning, working and achieving, and only with their written consent.
The whole family, not one symptom
We educate the child and strengthen the parent's livelihood in the same community, so progress lasts.
Accountable by design
Published governance, quarterly impact updates and a commitment to annual independent audits.
Faith-rooted, open to all
Founded on Christian values; we serve everyone regardless of tribe, religion or social status.
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Pastor Francis & Pastor (Mrs) Foluke Oluwalade
Pastor Francis & Pastor (Mrs) Foluke Oluwalade
Our founders
Thirty years of service, now with a structure to grow
Francis and Foluke Oluwalade have served communities as pastors for over three decades. From classrooms to marketplaces, they have seen the gaps that hold families back, and responded with their own resources.
“If God ever lifts me, no one around me will suffer the same kind of suffering I went through.”Pastor Francis Oluwalade, on the vow behind LIFTRead our story →
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keeps one pupil in school for a year
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