We contribute to societal development by helping children realize their God given potentials
About us
No one has ever become poor by giving.
To give children life-changing opportunities within the scope of creative arts and other areas of strength and interest.
Our NGO serves the less privileged children in Oko Agbon Makoko. Makoko is a slum in Lagos state, Nigeria. It is located along the third-mainland bridge where one-third of the community survives on stilts built along the lagoon.
To give children life-changing opportunities within the scope of creative arts and other areas of strength and interest.
Our NGO serves the less privileged children in Oko Agbon Makoko. Makoko is a slum in Lagos state, Nigeria. It is located along the third-mainland bridge where one-third of the community survives on stilts built along the lagoon.
Our vision
We aim to have all the children under our mentorship get an education to a reasonable degree, train them to become reputable professionals in the arts and other areas of interest and strength, make them God-reliant and very importantly, become good role models of positive and societal virtues.
Our mission
To give less privileged children life-changing opportunities within the scope of art and other areas of interest and strength. We want to help them tap into the gifts and talents deposited in their lives, discover creativity and the God of creation, improve their self-image, bring out the best in them and mentor them to give back to the communities and society they came from.
How it all began
Damilola Opedun is the manager of “The Seed of The True Vine Foundation”. He is a Nigerian pastel artist with some of his works depicting human survival on water. In 2014, he went to Makoko – Oko Agbon with his friend Adebanjo Mesagan to take photographs as reference materials for painting production.Makoko – Oko Agbon is a slum in Lagos State, Nigeria and is located along the third mainland bridge where one-third of the community survive on stilts built along the Lagoon.Damilola was deeply moved by the pitiable scenery of the community as he approached the community leader’s house to obtain approval to take pictures of the community for his art work.
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WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY
Testimonials
TSTTVF has allowed me the opportunity to think beyond the boundaries of Makoko, as well as share my God-given gift to the world.
My experiences at TSTTV has made me to be calm, learn to love both God and man, to be driven away from influential avarice, and to remain optimistic
Through the foundation, I have particularly learnt how to read my Bible, draw and also teach my knowledge to the younger one's.
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