Actress, corporate MC, blogger, photographer, artist manager and humanitarian, Sarah Owatemi, popularly known as Owatz007, has opened up on her journey across different fields and her determination to use her platforms to impact lives.
Owatemi, who described herself as a “multi-graced” individual, said her various career paths were not conflicting but complementary, with each teaching her skills that had become useful in other aspects of her work.
Recalling how she started her foundation, she said, “I saw a widow with three kids. She had nothing to eat in her house, but she still offered me water with a smile. That moment broke and built me at the same time.
“I looked at her and said to myself, ‘If people with so little can still give, what am I waiting for?’ That night birthed the Owatemi007 Foundation. Not for clout or social media likes, but as a calling from God.”
Owatemi added that her commitment to humanitarian work predates the foundation, noting that she is a member of the Lions Club in Nigeria and currently volunteers with the British Heart Foundation in the United Kingdom.
She also recalled one of the foundation’s recent interventions, saying it paid the school fees of 12 children who had been sent home because their parents could not afford their education.
Beyond humanitarian work, Owatemi has built a career in entertainment, having featured in productions alongside actors including Rotimi Salami, Ayo Olaiya, Saidi Balogun, Kunle Afod, Jumoke Otedola and the late Allwell Ademola.
