There are strong indications that the Birthday celebration of the founder of Joke babes soccer academy Mrs. Caroline Joke Matins Ojo will be celebrated glamorously with a special football competition among some selected schools in Ibadan.
Information made available to journalists indicated that the events which starts from February 27-29 2024 is aimed at celebrating the once in four years birthday of the renown phillantropist.
The knockout games according to the organisers will be played among Bishops Philips Academy, Iwo Road, Ibadan , Oyo State Comprehensive Model School and Liberty Academy, Ibadan.
Others includes Oluyoro Girls Grammar School, Oluyoro Oke Ofa Ibadan, TL Oyesina, Monatan, Ibadan, Urban Day Grammar School, Ibadan, St. Claire’s Girls High School, Ibadan and Good News International School, Ibadan.
Phillipian (Deaconess, Mrs) Caroline Joke Martins-Ojo aka IyawoJesu, believes in building a girl-child. This fuelled her energy in establishing and nurturing a female academy known as, Joke Babes Soccer Academy in July 15, 2021, and has since been waxing stronger.
Joke Babes Soccer Academy is an affiliate of Oyo State Football Association, an auspices of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The idea, which is to bring out the best in our secondary school girls, improve their psychomotor skills, will also discover and develop local talents and show them careers in football, making it part of the choices available to them at later stage of their lives.
“Aside from this Academy, IyawoJesu according to information made available gave priority to humanity, having so many other channels at which she makes life beautiful for others – to the glory of God, Mrs Caroline Joke Martins-Ojo is an angel sent by God to humanity”
In 2017, IyawoJesu Non-Interest Loan facility (INIL), was established, to cater for small scale business owners, who need to boost their businesses. They pay back in instalments, without interest.
Scholarship was also introduced at a later date to accommodate students from all levels (primary to tertiary).
IyawoJesu Food Bank (IFB), was launched on the 21st of March 2020, and fully funded by mummy IyawoJesu. IFB is a facility set up to provide food to the needy in the society to the glory of God.
Her kindness can not be overemphasized because it cuts across so many, without knowing most from Adam. There are people under “IyawoJesu Adopt A Granny Scheme” that we send money to every month for their upkeep. Her generosity is top notch.