CEO
MARY OLAJIDE
Evangelist Mary Abosede Olajide is the founder and CEO of Mary's Place Orphanage.
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She is a minister of the gospel and has always had a passion for children, particularly, the girl child.
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Born in Ibadan, but of Ilesha origin, she has spent time as a primary school teacher, cementing her love and affection for kids.
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After this, she spent almost the next three decades living in Canada as a food management consultant, and as a social service worker and facilitator for many years in Canada.
Her contribution to Canadian life and society as a social service worker received official recognition from the Government of Canada when she was awarded the Christine Wilson Outstanding Housing Community Worker for 2010 in the Waterloo Region of Ontario.
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Always ready with a smile, she is a bubbly, amiable and hard-working woman of purpose and destiny, and is staunch in her faith in God.
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The love and meticulous detailing she applies to her work and goals stand her out among friends and equals.
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It is the same strength of character and commitment that she now brings to helping and supporting the girls of Mary's Place.
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