The Shola Adefolalu Gaska Foundation

Touching Lives.

Renewing Hopes.

Reconnecting People to Christ.

THE SHOLA ADEFOLALU GASKA FOUNDATION

The Shola Adefolalu Gaska Foundation also known as the Sholly Smile Factory is a nonprofit organisation set up to bring smiles to the faces of people in need (especially women and children) by providing financial, emotional and spiritual support.

The foundation is registered with the Nigerian Corporate Affairs Commission and the Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. In 2023, we were recognised as the “Most Responsive NGO” by the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency.

The Sholly Smile Factory was birthed from a place of deep pain. The loss of my dear sister – Oluwashola Adefolalu Gaska. In helping others, I am finding healing.

Thanks to the errands God is sending us, Sholly will no longer be remembered for the horrible story of her death because we are creating a new, beautiful story from her death. One that touches lives. One that re-create smiles, like the ones Sholly is famous for.

Abimbola (Salt) Essien-Nelson, Chief Errand Girl

GOD ERRANDS

Activity 1

Sholly Covid-19 Food Care Packages

We give out food care packages to vulnerable families in need every month.

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Activity 2

The Sholly Serenity Place

We operate a ten-bed Jesus Christ-Centric Safe Haven and an Oasis of Serenity for survivors of domestic abuse and their children.

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Adefolalu Love is a Verb Initiative

We operate a social safety-net program that provides a N25,000 monthly allowance to extremely economically vulnerable women across Nigeria.

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400+

Families received Sholly Food Care Packages to date

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41

Residents taken care of at the Sholly Serenity Place to date

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20+

Academic scholarships/ grants disbursed to date

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500+

Lives impacted via various interventions to date

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THE FOUNDATION IN THE NEWS

News 1

Shola Adefolalu Gaska Foundation announces inaugural winners of Professor Daniel Oladele Adefolalu Prizes

The Shola Adefolalu Gaska Foundation is dedicated to promoting educational excellence and supporting students in their academic pursuits.

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News 2

The Shola Adefolalu Gaska Foundation launches initiative to strengthen families.

The initiative aims to touch the lives of vulnerable women and families across Nigeria, beginning with Lagos, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Niger and ...

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News 3

16 Days of Activism: The Sholly Place Shines While Offering Hope

The Shola Adefolalu Gaska Foundation aka the Sholly Smile Factory which runs the shelter is a not-for-profit organisation set up in honour ...

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