Popular Nollywood actress, Linda Osifo, is one film star who has become a household name in the industry She recently spoke during an exclusive interview with Legit.ng on how she came into the movie industry among other things Linda, who is also a philanthropist and has a charity organisation opened up on how her father growing up as an orphan motivated her.
Popular Nigerian actress, Linda Osifo, is one celebrity who has many interesting sides to her and she recently touched on them in an interview with Legit.ng. The dark-skinned beauty is not only known for acting, but she is also a philanthropist who runs a charity organisation.
While speaking with Legit.ng’s Sanusi Sola, Linda mentioned what her motivating factor was and how it has been with trolls who slam celebs for being charitable on social media.
Linda noted that giving back to people in the society is an achievement and that even though people may not physically see it, it is nice to know one is investing in something that will create a bigger impact. She said: “The achievement is the feeling of knowing you’re giving back to society. I believe that itself is priceless and that is the one that you may not see physically but it’s an impact, it’s an encouragement, and of course when you know you are investing in something that will definitely create a bigger and more expansion in the future, that itself is a priceless achievement.
However, a number of celebrities, especially those who post their charitable donations, have been slammed on social media by trolls who accuse them of chasing clout. While speaking on this Linda noted that she has never been a victim of such.
She noted that she started her charity organisation, the LAO Foundation for the right reasons. According to her, she was just 18 when she started and has always believed in community work. Linda said: “I started at the age of 18, I believed in doing community work. It’s called community service and it’s naturally in you in every society and places you go to, you will always internally do it unknowingly. It’s just a lesson to be who I am, to be in the public eye and see it. I launched my NGO, the LAO foundation in 2018 and when I launched it, I had no support, it was my father, my mother, my family members and myself who went into an orphanage and with the little that we had. “We went into the orphanage and said that we would start, so it wasn’t for the public, it was for self impact and self encouragement to know that despite the location, we should still remember who we are and at the end of the day, the society, depending on who you are or whatever you do, there’s only one thing you can give back which is impact to your community. There’s nothing that’s physical, there’s nothing else that becomes more valuable apart from the impact that you leave behind for the human race.