The BK Foundation established nineteen years ago in memory of the late Dr. Bassey Kubianagha who practised in the United States of America, has marked her end-of-year festivity with a party for over one hundred persons living with disabilities.
The foundation also rewarded the best graduating medical student in the University of Calabar Faculty of Medicine and Surgery.
The event held at the foundation’s secretariat complex in Calabar, had the Chief Executive Officer of Davendi Finance/Ekondo Micro-finance Bank, Etieyen Asuquo Ekpenyong as chairman.
Speaking to guests at the occasion, Etieyen Asuquo charged those who suffer any form of disability not to look down on themselves but to be cheerful over the abilities they have and the opportunities the government and the constitution of the country has provided for them.
He noted that the BK Foundation in 19 years has focused on medical education and vocational training for disabled and traditional birth attendants among others.
He particularly commended the wife and family of the late Dr. Bassey Kubianagha for establishing and sustaining the goals of the foundation with the annual award programmes and other activities.
Etieyen Asuquo who is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the foundation, congratulated Dr. Ugboh, Grace Amune, who emerged Best Graduating Student of the University of Calabar Medical School, urging her to keep in touch with the foundation in his future endeavours, especially because most of the previous winners of the award have not looked back at the contributions of the foundation in their practice.
The occasion also featured a dancing competition by the disabled persons in attendance as well as an exhibition of some handicrafts done by intakes of the foundation training program and courses.
The centre coordinator of the foundation, Mr. Abasiofon John, disclosed that besides the training programmes which the BK Foundation runs, they also operate a functional library that medical students and others can take advantage of free-of-charge.
