Two students who were given a chance. One promise to give back.
The AMIR Fund was founded and funded by Ridwan and Mariam Sorunke as a way of giving back to the school, universities and communities that shaped them.
“I was once where you are, and someone believed in me. Now, I believe in you.”
Ridwan Sorunke, Founder and Trustee- Started atAfrican Church Grammar School, Abeokuta
- Grew atObafemi Awolowo University · University of Ibadan
- Advanced atJohns Hopkins University · University of Chicago
- Giving back throughThe AMIR Fund
Ridwan Sorunke
Ridwan went from the classrooms of African Church Grammar School to Obafemi Awolowo University, where Professor Adebayo Shittu mentored him, and on to Johns Hopkins University. A top student who regularly won prizes, he also knew that talent alone is not enough: at each step, a mentor or a fellowship arrived at a time of real need.
Today he is the Founder of Dev-Afrique Development Advisors and Policy Vault. The AMIR Fund puts scholarships and mentorship at the centre of its work because of that journey.
Mariam Sorunke
Mariam followed the same pathway through African Church Grammar School, the University of Ibadan and the University of Chicago, where she graduated with a 3.97/4.0 GPA in Data Science.
Her journey shows what the Fund exists to make possible: talent from Abeokuta competing with the best in the world.
Ridwan and Mariam each give at least 2.5% of their annual income to those in need every year. Their giving funds the Fund's education work and its community empowerment work.
“Our school, our universities and our community gave us a start in life. The AMIR Fund is how we give back, so that the next able student finishes their studies and the next family in need gets a fair chance.”
Ridwan SorunkeGive alongside us.
We invite our friends to join the AMIR Fund as trustees, at 2.5% of income or more.