FIT TO ACHIEVE
SICKLE FOUNDATION
About Us
Founded in 2016, Fit To Achieve is a charity dedicated to improving the lives of individuals in Nigeria and the UK who are affected by sickle cell disease. The charity was founded by June Okochi, who has lived with the disease all her life and understands the challenges that individuals and their families face. Our mission is to empower people living with sickle cell disease and support them in achieving their goals.
Our Vision
Our vision at Fit to Achieve is to make a positive impact on the lives of those affected by sickle cell anaemia in under-served rural communities in Nigeria. We are committed to providing education, support, and aid to help them manage their condition and improve their quality of life. By empowering them with the knowledge and resources to live healthier lives, we can make a real difference in their overall well-being.
Our Mission
Our mission at Fit to Achieve is to make a positive impact on the lives of those affected by sickle cell anemia in under-served rural communities in Nigeria. We aim to provide education, support, and aid to empower individuals and their families to better manage this condition and live healthier lives. With the funds raised by our donors, we are able to run various programs and offer on-the-ground support to those in need.
June Okochi
FOUNDER / WARRIOR
June was diagnosed with sickle cell before the age of 1 with the SS genotype. She says growing up with sickle cell as a child was harder than living with the condition as an adult as she began to understand the condition better and learn the limitations of the condition including the patterns and triggers of her crises.
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June has a B.A in English Literature, PgD in Business and Research and a MBA. June was born in London and lives in London. However, she grew up in Nigeria and therefore understands the impact and challenges of local health services in Africa on people living with sickle cell.
June has spent most of her career with the National Health Service in the UK, working in commissioning health care services and working on national and local transformation programmes in change management. When June is not working, she is being creative, writing poetry, travel stories, journaling and putting anything she feels like down on paper.
June has several interests specifically around the arts and culture. She travels a lot, enjoys writing, dancing, horse riding, is a bit of a foodie, and generally enjoys wellbeing events like spa, yoga and reflexology. Ultimately, she enjoys spending time with her partner, family and closest friends and her laughter is known to shake a room and make others laugh out loud.
June is a life serving volunteer who supports several charities, more specifically the Sickle Cell Society in the UK.
June’s ultimate purpose is to support individuals living with sickle cell where possible to live healthy lives and have a reasonable quality of life. She wants to share all her experiences with young people to support them to manage their condition really well and rise above sickle cell.
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Our Team
Daniel Egurube
PATRON
Daniel Egurube was born in Dublin, Ireland and grew up in Europe, Africa and Asia. Daniel holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a Masters of Sciences in a Business. He currently works in Technology with a Global Financial Exchange in the City of London. Daniel speaks French and is an avid learner. His passions and interests are in philosophy, psychology and religion. Daniel is also an author and has four self- published books.In his down time, he enjoys socialising and working out.
Daniel is a philanthropist with a true heart for people. He loves engaging in health and education projects that focus on improving the lives of disadvantaged children. Daniel has been a philanthropist for over 15 years in different capacities and across different countries with notable impacts.Daniel is immensely thrilled and proud to become a patron for Fit to Achieve Sickle Cell Foundation.
He is keen to contribute his time, energy, attention and resources to help the Foundation serve people who need support living with sickle cell. Daniel believes we are all alive to become vessels for positive change in our communities and the world.
Our Goal
To reach out to individuals and their families affected by sickle cell anaemia in Nigeria’s under-served rural communities through provision of education, support and aid; enabling them be empowered and manage their condition to live relatively healthy lives.