In the spirit of Yuletide, leading digital charity platform, ProjectGiiV and Heirs Insurance Group on has teamed up to spread holiday cheer to the children of Bales of Mercy Orphanage, Lagos, Nigeria.

This donation marks the sixth in 2023 and the eighteenth since ProjectGiiV began operations in 2021. Gifts of clothes, food items and essentials were donated not only to the children of the home but to the workers too.

While receiving the items, the home manager, expressed her heartfelt gratitude describing it as a timely and noble gesture that would go a long way in meeting the immediate needs of the children and helping them experience the joy of the season.

In his remark, Timilehin Adebiyi , Heirs Insurance Group communications manager described the partnership as a testament of the companies’ commitment to social good.

“At Heirs Insurance, we believe in championing social good within Nigeria,” he said. “This donation showcases our commitment to making a positive impact, just as our Heirs Life Essay Championship empowers young minds. We are proud to partner with ProjectGiiV to spread kindness and support such a noteworthy cause.”

ProjectGiiV founder Olamide Jasanya thanked Heirs Insurance for throwing their weight behind the charity platform and extending goodwill to the orphanage. He explained that the partnership between ProjectGiiV and Heirs Insurance Group exemplifies the true spirit of the holiday season – a time for giving, sharing, and making a positive difference in the lives of others.

“It is a great pleasure to be wrapping up the year with our first major corporate partner, Heirs Insurance Group. We share similar visions not just towards social good but also the leveraging of technology and digital tools. While we use ours to promote charitable activities, Heirs Insurance Group is excelling with theirs for insurance penetration. This alliance of purposes give us great confidence that this partnership is meant to be and is the first of many.”

Also present at the event were representatives of ProjectGiiV, Toluwanimi Lazarus, project coordinator, and Anuoluwapo Akomolafe, volunteer manager amongst others.

Modestus Anaesoronye is a leading Nigerian financial journalist with over two decades of experience reporting on the insurance and pension sectors across Nigeria and West Africa. He has held key editorial positions at major national media outlets, including The Comet, The Nation, and Financial Standard, and currently serves as a Senior Financial Analyst at BusinessDay Media Ltd. A widely travelled reporter, he has covered industry developments in more than 14 countries across Africa and Asia. Anaesoronye is a multiple award-winning journalist, honoured several times as Insurance Journalist of the Year and Pension Journalist of the Year by recognised industry bodies, including PensionScope and the Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp), among others.

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