About Babayemi Vanguard
A philanthropic, non-partisan movement that exists for one reason — to help people, lift the forgotten, and turn quiet compassion into something families can hold.
Born from compassion for people
The Babayemi Vanguard was born in the heart of Chief (Rtn) Babayemi Olorunfemi, the Atunwase of Ipaja Kingdom, from one sacred belief — that those who have been blessed are placed here to lift others.
What began as one man's quiet acts of charity — a fee paid here, a widow steadied there — has grown into a movement active across all 21 Local Government Areas of Kogi State and reaching far beyond, empowering youth and women, standing with the vulnerable, and returning hope to families who had almost given up on it.
We are non-partisan, bound not by tribe or faith but by compassion alone. Wherever there is a life to lift or a community to strengthen, the Vanguard is there — and no one who comes to us is ever turned away.
2023
Movement founded
21
LGAs active
5K+
Lives touched
∞
Compassion for all
Our Mission
To uplift lives and strengthen communities — empowering the young, standing with the vulnerable, and bringing real, practical help to those the world too often forgets.
Our Vision
A society where every person — regardless of tribe, faith or background — has the opportunity, the dignity and the support to rise, and where no one is left behind.
Our Values
Compassion, integrity, generosity and selfless service — the quiet principles behind every outreach, every programme and every helping hand we extend.
Chief (Rtn) Babayemi Olorunfemi
Founder & Convener
Meet our founder
Chief (Rtn) Babayemi Olorunfemi, the Atunwase of Ipaja Kingdom, is the heart behind the Babayemi Vanguard. Long before there was a name or a movement, there was simply a man who could not look away from another person's need — quietly paying school fees, settling hospital bills, and helping widows back onto their feet, asking nothing in return.
Today that same quiet kindness has become a movement thousands now call their own. Yet for all it has grown, his measure of success has never changed: not how much is given, but how many lives are gently, permanently lifted. He leads by the conviction that “service to the people is the highest calling.”
“No one has ever become poor by giving. When you lift one life, you lift a whole family — and that, to me, is the truest measure of success.”
The people driving the movement
The hands and hearts who carry this vision into every community we reach.
Chief (Rtn) Babayemi Olorunfemi
Founder & Convener
Kelvin Oluseyi Eleta
State Coordinator
Vanguard Secretariat
Operations & Mobilisation