Comrade Isaac Balami Celebrates Birthday with Over 500 Orphans, Labourers, Unemployed Youths

For the past seven years the Isaac Balami Foundation; an NGO geared towards empowering and uniting people, has been directly involved in uplifting the status of the less privileged in the society through skills’ acquisition youth empowerment programs.

The Foundation has played key roles in fostering a good living standard for many homeless and orphaned children in Nigeria, irrespective of sex, tribe, religion or ethnicity. To this effect, the school fees, and tuition of over 400 children have overtime become his personal responsibility.

So it doesn't come as a surprise that Engr. Isaac David Balami, the philanthropist behind the foundation celebrated his latest birthday with more than 500 orphans, labourers and unemployed youths from all over Abuja.

Many supporters of the Isaac Balami Foundation joined family and friends to celebrate Balami's birthday which was held on August 25th 2014 at City Park in Wuse II Abuja.

Isaac Balami & Friends

Among those in attendance were members of Young Ceo's Forum; who donated a house to a homeless woman, Nigeria Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, Association of Unemployed Youths, Unskilled Labour Union, Cottage Industry in Kaduna, the Young CEO Business Summit and members of National Youth Council.

Orphans celebrating with Isaac Balami

The children from Shepard Orphanage and Zion Orphanage in Gwagawalada and Lugbe respectively felt so much love and happiness as they enjoyed food, drinks and charitable donations.

The orphans also took turns in showing off impressive talents in dancing and choreography. It was truly an emotional and a heart warming day.

During his speech at the occasion Balami stated that the reason why he invited so many to his birthday was to celebrate life but most importantly to raise awareness for his foundation's Project 1 Million initiative which is aimed at sending 1 million less privileged children from all around Nigeria to school.

He said Project 1 Million has been the core vision of The Isaac Balami Foundation since its establishment and challenged all able Nigerians to donate at least $100 to the cause. Pictures and more below:

Isaac Balami with Orphans & Unemployed Youths 

Labourers present

Isaac Balami and wife Mrs. Grace Balami 

An Unemployed Youth celebrates with Isaac Balami

Engr. Isaac David Balami, also called Comrade Balami, is currently the National President of the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers, (NAAPE) the trade union that caters for pilots, aircraft maintenance engineers, and flight engineers in Nigeria. A position he was re-elected into in July 2013, after the expiration of his first term.

In 2013 also, Comrade Balami was elected PRO/Spokesman of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, to act in the capacity of the mouth piece of the Senior Staffs of Nigerian workers.

As an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer; his career has spanned over 11 years, beginning with the position of Extol System Engineer with Computer Associates Inc. in 2002, to the position he currently holds at Aero Contractors Company Nig. Ltd, as Business Development Manager, overseeing third party maintenance across all airlines in Africa. Since founding the Isaac Balami Foundation, 50 percent of his income has gone to charitable activities for the benefit of the Nigerian populace.

Isaac Balami who has won numerous awards including the 2014 African Young Personality of the Year by African Achievers Award in Accra, Ghana, also oversees the activities of My Nigeria Initiative- www.my-nigeria.ng, specially created as an off shoot of the Isaac Balami Foundation for the purpose of fostering peaceful co-existence amongst Nigerians.

The Isaac Balami foundation solicits funding support from Nigerians through individuals, Corporate Organisations and Government Organisations(Federal, State and Local) as well as Multinationals and the international community to extend the reach of the foundation's activities.

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For more information visit  www.isaacbalamifoundation.org    

Photos by Adams d Fotographer