Dare Olagoke-Adaramoye

Olagoke-Adaramoye Dare is a friend of the poor and a voice for the less privileged and the oppressed. Dare is passionate and committed to the betterment of this generation and making positive change inevitable in our society. Dare Olagoke-Adaramoye is a passionate Developmental Worker, an advocate of Youth and Women Development, a caregiver to Orphans and Vulnerable Children, Web Designer & Graphics Designer, ICT & Social Media Expert, Public Speaker, and a Social Entrepreneur just to mention a few. Dare's greatest desire is to affect lives positively and become a blessing to Nations. He enjoys and always strive to put smile on people’s face especially the less privileged and the poor. Dare came to the limelight of Developmental Work in 2008 when he joined Positive Response Humanitarian Re-Orientation Foundation (PORHREF) (Now; Nations For Less-Privileged Inc.); an organization where he rose to become the Ambassador in Charge of Counseling, Administration and Rehabilitation Department (CARD). In February 2009, Dare founded an organization formerly known as Ibitola Foundation, now Trailblazer Initiatives Nigeria through which himself and other passionate individuals has done and are doing many life touching projects, part of which are; • Project Help the Needy through which they have been providing care and support on monthly basis for 51 orphans and about 300 lepers since 2009 • Trailblazer Conference which is focused on sensitizing In-School youths on various topics • Project SAC (Save A Child); which is focused on providing free and quality nutrition and education for orphans • Project Empower Community of People Aspiring-Greatness (COPA); a free certified vocational Empowerment Training programme for Youths and Women which has empowered over 1832 people. • Project stop Stigmatization of Leprosy • Project Wipe Out HIV/AIDS (WHAO) • And many others. Visit www.tbinitiatives.org to learn more. Dare gained international recognition due to hard work and selfless services to humanity in 2010 and was appointed as the Key Researcher in Nigeria and other African Countries for Helporphans.com and Member, Africa AIDS Plan by Africa AIDS Fund Inc.; an organization based in Atlanta Georgia, USA through which Dare had the opportunity to Research the number of Children Rendered orphan by AIDS in Africa, type and cost of immunization needed by these orphans. In the same year 2010, Dare Pioneered a branch of Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GYCA) in Ekiti State and Served as the Focal Point of the organization in Ekiti State. Dare is the International Coordinator of Administration at Global Youth Coalition against Cancer, a Member of Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GYCA), Member of Nigerian Youth Climate Coalition (NYCC), Member of Youth Network on HIV/AIDS (NYNETHA), an Alumnus of Eden Nigeria, member of Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria (HERFON), Visionary and of Nigeria Agents of Positive Change (NAPOC) and also Ekiti State Coordinator of Greenlight Youth Empowerment Initiative. He was the Oyo State Coordinator of Youth WASH Africa, Project Manager at Joseph Ayo Babalola Memorial Foundation. He is currently working on project called Disability Support Project; a project sponsored by MTN Foundation Nigeria in collaboration with independent Living Programme for People with Disabilities. This Project seeks to support persons with disabilities through provision of mobility aids and appliances to improve their accessibility and socio/economic status and encourage self-sustenance & self-reliance of persons with disabilities accross Nigeria. This project has so far provided 20,000 free mobility aids and appliances for persons with disabilities in the 36 states of Nigeria and FCT. The 5th phase of this project is currently ongoing in Abia, Bauchi, Enugu, Edo, Gombe, Katsina, Kogi, Kwara, Ogun, Ondo, Rivers and Zamfara States. This very talented web & Graphics designer, public speaker with international recognition, a writer, social entrepreneur and a blogger per excellent, holds a Bachelor Degree in Human Anatomy from College of Medicine, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso and many other academic qualifications to his credit. He has received many awards and recognitions both in Nigeria and overseas. Dare’s passion is evident in the following areas: • Care & Support for OVC & Less Privileged • Youths & Women Empowerment • Children and Women's right Advocacy • Climate Change, Water and Environmental Sanitation • Fight against HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Cancer and other diseases • Good Governance and Anti-Corruption He is skillful on; • NGO and Project Management • Proposal Writing and Fundraising • Coaching and Strategic Management • Community Development • Leadership and Capacity building • Career Management and Human resource, just to mention a few.