Idea Funding is an empowerment initiative by Rosula Foundation that seeks to empower young and innovative entrepreneurs with funds to grow businesses and bring ideas to life. The scheme is aimed at providing between N250,000 – N2Million seed funding for entrepreneurs across Nigeria. Every year, the programme selects more than 50 entrepreneurs across Nigeria from a pull of over 1000s of applicants.
Small Scale Moni: Designed to target the indigent market women and sales personnel in the society, the Small Scale Moni seeks to empower recipients with funds between N50,000 to N250,000 grant that allows them grow their small businesses. The Scheme has seen more than 240 beneficiaries.
Women Empowerment:
Over the years, the scheme has seen more than 100 women empowered and established in various businesses and trade, which includes farming, tailoring, sales, manufacturing and exportation. These women have grown to be successful business women and bread winners of their families
EDUCATION
The Education and Scholarship Scheme is a program of Rosula Foundation which is poised with the mandate to use diverse empowerment projects to fulfil the dreams of the teeming less privileged and vulnerable people of Nigeria. They are able to access quality education, for their gain in knowledge through the Foundations’ available resources, and ultimately gain control over their own lives. By this they would contribute meaningfully to their communities and to the society at large.
The scholarship scheme has been in existence for the past 25 years, it commenced in 1998 where it sponsored students in Federal Government institutions. This went on until the early 2000’s that experienced one of the several ASUU strikes that lingered for over a year. The inconsistent academic calendar prompted the Founder to seek for educational institutions that ran a stable academic calendar. This birthed the era of partnerships with private universities in Nigeria.
To this end, Rosula Foundation has to date created several initiatives as diverse tools to build, support, nurture and discover talents through the Nigerian educational institutions.
THE OBJECTIVES OF ROSULA EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
- To cater for the educational fulfilment of scholarship beneficiaries through our educational support initiatives.
- To cross pollinate ideas and provide guide and counseling to each student.
- To ensure effective actualization of the professional dreams and goals of our graduate beneficiaries through our alumni platform.
ON GOING PROJECT ON EDUCATION
• Scholarship for Students in Tertiary Institutions & Higher Learning (My Dream Scholarship Project)
This scholarship program reflects the ideology that drives Rosula Foundation - that every Nigerian child should have access to the best of education and opportunities for a valuable life. This passion is the bedrock that advocates the scholarship program to be culturally diverse and inclusive. The Foundation has been sponsoring students at the First Degree, Masters and PHD levels in both local and international institutions such as the United Kingdom.
OTHER PILOT PROJECTS
• Scholarship, Incentives and Awards for Essay Writing and Debate Competition (EWDC)
From available research, there is a gradual decline in the interest, participation and activities of debate and essay writing in public and private educational institutions. To this end, Rosula Foundation has taken the initiative to take the baton of this creative and enlightenment-based competition to greater heights.
The Essay Writing and Debate competition will initially be open to all classes of Secondary School students in Edo State.
• Scholarship, Incentives and Awards for Girls’ Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Invention Competition (G-STEMIC)
From time immemorial, the cultural and traditional setting of African families including Nigeria, has provided little or no support for the girl child in the area of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Therefore, Rosula Foundation will encourage the interest for these subjects amongst female students especially in Nigerian Secondary Schools, thereby creating enlightenment and actualizing the dreams of growing stars.
NOTE
Over 2,900 students have graduated through the Rosula My Dream Scholarship Scheme since inception.
This pilot scheme will commence in Edo State, Nigeria. It will be a summit where authentic inventions from all competing schools will be showcased and judged by a selected panel of seasoned Science, Engineers and Technocrats.
- • Financial Support for Waec, Neco and Jamb Registration Rosula Foundation strives to cater to underprivileged students who are unable to pay for these certificate examinations, thereby assisting in the completion of their O-level and entrance into the tertiary institutions.
- • Educational Support for Law School This educational scheme initiative of Rosula Foundation seeks to address the increasing need of graduating Nigerian law students who are unable to proceed to the mandatory Law School program, as a way of encouraging their degree completion.
- • Research Grants Rosula Foundation is in the fore front of supporting grants for research in the academic fields of Nigerian Tertiary Institutions.
- • Educational Awareness Scheme In order to serve as a pivot for the advancement of equity, development and quality life for all, Rosula Foundation will be an arrowhead in the support for impactful educational awareness amongst students in Secondary Schools in the following life concerns:
a) Mental Health Education
b) Reproductive and Sexual Health
c) Substance Misuse
d) Suicide & Violence
e) Rape, Molestation and Incest
f) Career Guide and Counseling
It is worthy to note that during the 61st anniversary of the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, (CVCNU) comprising 264 VCs, the Founder Rosula Foundation was honoured for singlehandedly sponsoring thousands of male and female students for over ten (10) years.
This is a feat that will continue due to the belief of the Founder that there must be standardized milestones for every child development through teaching, guidance, counselling and support to foster safety and quality wellbeing through the advancement and advocacies of good educational policies.
HUMANITARIAN SERVICES
As a non-governmental organization, Rosula Foundation is devoted towards alleviating human suffering, we are know for fighting poverty by providing aid and support to the less privileged.
