Nathaniel Bassey to perform as concert seeks to raise N75m for special needs children

Worship For Change, a not-for-profit charity organisation, has announced Green Worship 5.0, a Christian gospel concert, to raise at least N75 million for special needs children across Nigeria.

Green Worship is a benefit concert featuring Christian gospel artistes wherein support is raised for charity organisations caring for orphans and children with special needs.

Speaking with reporters in Lagos on Thursday, Wale Adenuga, the founder of Worship For Change, said five organisations will benefit from the proceedings of the concert.

The beneficiaries are Pure Souls Learning Foundation, The Let Cerebral Palsy Kids Learn Foundation, AIM Special Children Centre in Kaduna, RECDOT Foundation in Anambra and the Leprosy Mission Nigeria.

The concert is billed to hold on October 3 at the Elevation Church, Lekki, Lagos state.

The array of gospel artistes lined up includes Nathaniel Bassey, Bob Fitts, Odunsin Oyekan, Panam Percy Paul, Sinmidele, Moses Bliss, Chigozie Wisdom and Laolu Gbenjo among others.

Adenuga said since the initiative began in 2006 it has raised and disbursed over N75 million to 34 charity organisations across the country.

He then added that Green Worship seeks to match the figure this year.

“We want to raise N75 million this year. That’s our goal and it’s free to dream. We are mindful of where we are coming from and that’s why we’ve included additional strategies this year,” the Worship For Changer founder said.

“We are not focusing on the event alone. We are looking at how we can raise funds all month long.”

Founders of two of the beneficiaries who were in attendance at the Press Conference praised the efforts of Worship for Change, noting that its intervention remains the biggest of such support they have received over the years.

Over the years, Worship For Change has raised and disbursed over N75 million to 34 charity institutions, thereby directly impacting thousands of underprivileged children across Nigeria.

In 2021, Leprosy Mission, Farid Centre, Godswill Orphanage and Irede Foundation were beneficiaries of Green Worship concert, receiving N1.8 million each.