Pacelli School for the Blind in Lagos is the beneficiary of the N746,000 raised by OLX Gives Back in partnership with Dan Foster and Olisa Adibua.
OLX Gives Back supports Foster and Adibua in donating to the charities of their choice. The two radio personalities sold items on OLX and the proceeds were donated to Pacelli School.
OLX Country manager, Lola Masha, explained that “we are the number one classified site in Nigeria and we recognise the importance of supporting our local communities.”
She disclosed that OLX partnered Foster and Adibua because it appreciates their commitment to supporting the youth through their work on radio.
Foster said he joined OLX Gives Back because it is important for Nigerians to know that items no longer needed at home can be traded for cash and used for a good cause.
“With OLX, everyone’s a winner,” added Adibua.
“I was able to sell my TV and washing machine to folks who bought them on OLX at a very good deal and I get to support Pacelli where visually impaired children go to school for free.”
Pacelli School Principal, Jane Onyeneri, said “we rely on generous donations like these to keep the school going and we are very grateful to OLX for this initiative.”
OLX Gives Back began in 2014, with fellow on-air personalities, Manny of Cool FM and Wazobia FM’s Yaw, donating to the Modupe Cole Foundation, the Down Syndrome Foundation, Bethesda Home for the Blind, and the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy for Early Cancer Testing.
OLX is the world’s leading classifieds platform in growth markets and is available in more than 40 countries and over 50 languages.
It connects local people to buy, sell or exchange used goods and services by making it fast and for anyone to post a listing through mobile telephone or on the web.
Every month, hundreds of millions of people in local markets around the world use OLX’s online marketplace to find and sell a wide range of products, including vehicles, electronics, telephones, and much more.