Oluronke Kalejaiye, the matriarch of one of our beautiful MTM families, recently shared with us how much the conference and community connections and resources have meant to her, her spouse Kelvin and their three adorable children, especially their son Prince, who has MTM. While overcoming challenges and fighting the frequent flaws in the US health system here on behalf of their son, the Kalejaiye family has also held close in their hearts the people of her home country Nigeria, where there are even fewer resources and accommodations for those needing complex medical care.

This love and compassion for the people of their native land has inspired Oluronke and Kelvin to launch a new foundation, Treasured Kids, that will focus on spreading awareness and understanding of special medical conditions in Nigeria. Their mission is to break down some of the barriers and biases that hinder medically-complex children and their families from being truly accepted and fully embraced by their local community.

The Treasured Kids Foundation will provide awareness, education, advocacy, and support to families, communities, and the Nigerian society at large. The Kalejaiyes said they are starting out small for now, but just like a seed about to flourish, we believe many great things will come in the future for the work the Kalejaiye family is initiating and are so excited to see what blessings are in store! We invite you to follow their efforts at Treasured Kids Foundation at these social media links:

Twitter: @TreasuredkidsNG

Instagram: treasuredkidsng

Facebook: TreasuredKidsFoundation