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GTCO MARKS 15 YEARS OF AUTISM ADVOCACY WITH A PAN-AFRICAN CONFERENCE: “FROM AWARENESS TO ACTION”

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L-R: Oluwatosin Onabanjo; Corporate Communications GTCO Plc; Solape Azazi, Behaviour Analyst and Autism Advocate; Oyinade Adegite, Chief Communication Officer, GTCO Plc; Dr. Grace Bamgboye, Consultant Speech-Language Pathologist; Osezusi Bolodeoku, Behaviour Analyst & Founder, FOS ABA Centre Clinic and Aderinsola Alex-Adedipe, Corporate Communications, GTCO Plc at the GTCO 15th Autism Conference Media Briefing held in Lagos.

Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) will host the 15th edition of its annual Autism Conference, themed “From Awareness to Action: 15 Years of Advancing Autism Inclusion” on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

The flagship event of GTCO’s Orange Ribbon Initiative will be held on July 16, 2025, at the Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos, followed by a one-on-one clinic consultation which will hold from Thursday, July 17th to Saturday, July 19th at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja.

Keeping to its Pan-African vision, the programme will also, for its second edition, be held in Ghana from July 21st to 24th at the University of Professional Studies, Accra.

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Speaking about the initiative, the Group Chief Executive Officer, GTCO Plc, Mr. Segun Agbaje, emphasized that the transformative journey of the Autism programme, “The Orange Ribbon Initiative began in 2009 as our commitment to advocate for children with neurodevelopmental disorders and to support the families and caregivers who nurture them. What started as a simple but focused effort has grown to shape how we advocate, how we listen, and how we respond. This is the foundation upon which the Autism program is built—one that champions acceptance, encourages early intervention, and advocates for a future where every child is given the opportunity to thrive.”

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Agbaje maintained that, “Now in its fifteenth year, the GTCO Autism Programme remains committed to advocacy, support, and empowerment of children and adults living with Autism. We have been building a space for dialogue, learning, and transformation—not just for the autism community, but for all of us working towards a more compassionate society.”

Addressing journalists during a press conference announcing the 15th edition of the conference, the Chief Communications Officer, GTCO Plc, Oyinade Adegbite, reiterated the organisation’s long-standing commitment to the cause. She added that, “For this year, the programme will span two days of intensive conference sessions with local and international facilitators, followed by three days of free consultations for families, caregivers, and individuals living with autism. The same structure will be replicated in Ghana, with a workshop on July 21 and clinic consultations from July 22nd to 24th”.

 

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