About BSFLetter no. 06 · May 2026
A letter from the foundation

A foundation born from love,pain, and strength —so no family walks alone.

If you've come here to know who we are, the honest answer begins with Bolu — and continues with every family now walking the brain-tumour journey, who we walk alongside so no one faces it alone.

Written by
Mrs Animasahun Thelma
Founder & Executive Director
i.

Born from love, pain, and strength — and from Bolu.

In memory
Boluwatiwi Anthonia Animasahun
1999 — 2025 · In loving memory
The heart of this foundation.
Her strength, kindness, and impact remain the reason for the work.

Boluwatiwi Support Foundation was born from love, pain, strength, and the desire to give hope to others. At the heart of this foundation is Bolu — a young woman whose life and journey touched everyone around her deeply.

When Bolu was diagnosed with a brain tumour at just twenty-five, her family experienced firsthand the emotional, physical, and financial weight that comes with such a diagnosis. The hospital visits, the uncertainty, the fear, the prayers, the treatments, and the moments of hope became a journey no family is ever truly prepared for. But even in the middle of that difficult season, one thing remained constant: compassion.

We believe that behind every diagnosis is a human being deserving of care, dignity, support, and community.Our founding belief

Boluwatiwi Support Foundation was created to ensure that no individual or family facing a brain-tumour journey has to walk alone. What began as a personal story of loss, resilience, and love has become a mission to support others through awareness, healthcare support, emotional care, outreach, and access to help when it is needed most.

The foundation stands as a living legacy of Bolu's strength, kindness, and impact. Through every family supported, every awareness campaign, every donation, and every life touched, her story continues to inspire hope. Because healing is not only medical — it is emotional, financial, spiritual, and human.

And so, through Boluwatiwi Support Foundation, we are committed to lighting up lives with compassion — one family at a time.

Mrs Animasahun ThelmaFounder & Executive Director · Boluwatiwi Support Foundation
ii.The line we live by
No family should walk this road alone — not the diagnosis, not the scans, not the bill, not the silence after.
MissionTo promote awareness and support for individuals with brain tumours, and to empower underprivileged students, widows, and orphanages while facilitating good community health services with a focus on wellness.
VisionTo create a compassionate society where individuals affected by brain tumours receive the support they need, and where widows, underprivileged students and orphans are empowered to lead fulfilling lives, free from stigma and hardship.
Founding charter · written when the foundation was established in 2025.
iii.

Four rules, in order.

Anyone in the room can stop the work to invoke one. If a rule and a process disagree, the rule wins — and we keep refining the process so it always does.

i.

Sit close.

Proximity is the first medicine. Before scans, before fundraising, before a single referral — we sit next to the family, and we stay there. It is the entire job.

iWe stay close to a family for as long as the journey asks of us.
ii.

Tell the truth.

Numbers, outcomes, limits — all of them. When we don't know, we say so. When a treatment didn't work, the family hears it from us first. Trust is built one uncomfortable sentence at a time.

iiWhat we know, we share plainly — and what we don't, we say so.
iii.

Stay slow when it matters.

A scan can wait an hour. A scared mother cannot. We are unhurried in the rooms where people make decisions about the rest of their lives, and quick in the rooms where invoices need to be paid. Speed is a moral choice, not a metric.

iiiWe give families the time to be heard, never the rush of a queue.
iv.

Carry the receipts.

Every naira is tracked. Every photograph is consented. Every story is published with the family's signature next to it. If we wouldn't show our work to the people in it, we don't do it.

ivEvery naira and every story is recorded, consented, and accountable.
A note on order. These rules came in this sequence. Sit close came first; the rest are what we learned by failing at the previous one. If you find yourself debating which rule applies, start at i and work down.
v.

Honest from the start.

Established2025 · a young foundation
Registered charity
Incorporated trustee

Registered incorporated trustee · Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria · established in 2025.

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Accountability
Open by design

We keep clear records of how funds are raised and used, and we are committed to sharing them openly as the foundation grows.

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Our commitment
Every naira counts

We are committed to directing as much as we can to the families and people we serve, and to being transparent about every decision along the way.

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Operating
Established 2025

A young foundation, early in its journey — growing its reach steadily, one family and one community at a time.

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Partners & affiliations

Building, one relationship at a time

Boluwatiwi Support Foundation is a young foundation, established in 2025. We are building relationships with hospitals, community groups, and supporters who share our commitment to families facing a brain-tumour diagnosis, and to widows, underprivileged students, and orphanages. If your organisation would like to walk with us, we would love to hear from you.

We operate under Nigeria's Companies and Allied Matters Act (2020) as a registered incorporated trustee, and we are committed to treating every family we support with care and dignity. As we grow, we will continue to put our safeguarding and accountability commitments in writing.
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vi.
Close of letter

Walk with us, in whichever direction you can.

The work doesn't move without people — the ones who fund the scans, the ones who sit beside the families, and the ones who write asking how they can help on the way home from a long day. If any of that is you: thank you. Two ways below.

Yours, in care —
Mrs Animasahun Thelma
Founder & Executive Director
Boluwatiwi Support FoundationLetter closed · 18 May 2026
P.S.

If you've come here looking for help, not to give it — please reach out through our contact page. Someone will be there to listen. We promise nothing complicated. We will sit close.