We help women and children affected by abuse find safety, regain their footing and rebuild their lives.
We do this by creating safe spaces, walking alongside women through difficult seasons, and connecting them to the practical, emotional and economic support they need to move forward.
We believe every woman deserves the opportunity to live without fear, make choices for herself and build a future beyond survival.
A world where women and children affected by domestic abuse can access the safety, healing and empowerment they need to build thriving lives.
This work began with a loss we still cannot fully explain.
In 2016, my younger sister, Oluwashola Adefolalu Gaska, died in Poland at just 36 years old.
Sholly was an architect, a teacher, a writer, a filmmaker, a sister, a daughter and a friend. She was also the little sister, our Founder and Chief Errand Girl, helped raise.
Her death was devastating for our CEG and the entire Adefolalu family. To this day, we do not know everything that happened to Sholly. But from what we do know, we believe she may have experienced some form of domestic abuse. For a long time, there was nothing we could do about that until God showed us a way forward through obedience to His instructions.
In 2017, He led us to register a foundation in Sholly’s honour, and the Shola Adefolalu Gaska Foundation was born.
We began by meeting needs wherever we found them, especially among women and children. Then, in 2020, as we prepared to celebrate Sholly’s 40th birthday, God assigned us another errand: The Sholly Serenity Place, a safe home in Lagos for women fleeing domestic abuse.
Today, TSSP sits at the heart of our work. We are not able to change what happened to Sholly. But we can help change what happens next for other women and children escaping life threatening circumstances at home.
Every woman who finds safety. Every child who gets to experience a safer childhood. Every woman who discovers that she can build again.
They are all part of Sholly’s story and legacy.
That is why we are here.
