30/10/2025
Dr.CHIMA ANYASO: The Unassuming And Compassionate Philanthropist
By Hon.Chief EMENIKE OKORIE, FCA (Omenma).
A Philanthropist is a person who demonstrates a love of humanity by donating their time, money or skills to causes for the public good. This can involve giving substantial financial resources to foundations and charities. The term comes from the Greek for "love of mankind" and applies to anyone who gives generously, regardless of wealth.
Over the years, Dr.Chimaobi Desmond Anyaso (Ofuji), through his foundation CHIMA ANYASO FOUNDATION, has become a becon of hope to communities and the underprivileged in the society by sponsoring education of thousands of pupils and students, empowering many youths through entrepreneurial skills acquisition and distribution of food/relief items and other intervention funds and materials to communities during critical trial moments.
I shudder to imagine what would have become of many individuals and families during the COVID-19 lockdown,if not for the food and relief items/materials that were provided by Chima Anyaso Foundation and shared to communities, families and many individuals as palliative measure to forestall hunger, starvation and sicknesses that would have bedeviled our people then.
On any occasion you see Chima Anyaso coming, the first thing that will occur in your mind is that 'Joy Is Coming '! Wherever you see him, Dr.Chima Anyaso is always going about doing good, impacting lives positively and putting smiles on people's faces. He derives joy in seeing his fellow human beings happy, and knowing the fact that he's the reason why they radiate with joy and gladness.
It is even more amazing to imagine the kind humility and unassuming character of a personality of his class while listening patiently, with wrapped attention to details, when people tell him their problems, challenges and frustrations. You see his compassionate heart demonstrated in the way and manner he will respond to those complaints and solve the problems, making sure the person(s) leave with joy and satisfaction.
Apart from being an empowerment specialist who knows how best to lift people, especially the youths, out of poverty and make them not just self reliant but employers of labour, Dr.Chima Anyaso has penchant for caring for the underprivileged, the downtrodden,the rejected, and poorest of the poor in the society who people have written off that nothing good will come out of them.
During any of his birthday anniversary, Dr.Anyaso always choose to celebrate his birthday with the less privileged in the society by visiting, with food items and relief materials, the Prisons, Motherless Babies Homes, Leprosy Centers and other destitute homes, just to mention but a few, thereby giving them sense of belonging and reason to live joyously.
This category of people who Dr.Chima Anyaso gives sense of belonging and hope to live, of course,may not have anything to offer him,not even their votes, but God who is the ultimete rewarder will reward Dr.Chimaobi Desmond Anyaso by granting him his greatest heart desires. He said in Proverbs 19:17,"Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and He will reward them for what they have done".
My prayer for Dr.Chima Anyaso is that Almighty God will continually bless him and his family with divine health, longevity, prosperity and grant him his greatest heart desires,in Jesus name. Amen!
Of a truth, More Joy Is Coming!
