Asabiqun Care Foundation (ACF) has launched its Back-to-School educational relief programme, distributing 10,000 exercise books and 50 customised school bags to indigent pupils across Nigeria and the Republic of Benin. The programme aims to ease the educational burden on vulnerable families and encourage pupils to remain focused on learning. The exercise books were distributed to pupils in public primary schools and other learning institutions across several states, including Lagos, Edo, Delta, Rivers, Ogun, Benue, Kaduna, Kano, and Niger, as well as Nasarawa.
In Lagos, over 500 pupils from Etunrere, Oga, and Ayangbure Primary Schools in Ikorodu received between four and five exercise books each during the distribution exercise held on September 17, 2026. Seasoned educationist and life coach, Hajia Busurat Adeola Alli, who was present at the Lagos distribution, said the intervention was conceived to address a basic challenge confronting children from financially vulnerable families: access to essential learning materials.
The Back-to-School programme is part of ACF's wider humanitarian vision to provide care and promote the welfare of indigent and less privileged women and children, as well as support widows and orphans. The foundation seeks to empower vulnerable groups towards independence and collaborate with organisations and institutions working to improve the welfare of people in need. The distribution was not restricted to a particular class, allowing pupils across the beneficiary schools to receive the learning materials.
The educational relief programme was extended beyond Lagos, with ACF distributing exercise books in different communities across Nigeria. In Delta State, pupils of Okugbe Primary School, Ekpan, received exercise books from the foundation. In Benue State, exercise books were distributed to pupils in UBE schools in Gboko Central, Gboko, on September 17, 2026. In Rivers State, over 100 pupils of Ozuboko Primary School, Port Harcourt, received four exercise books each on September 15, 2026.
The foundation also reached Al-Mubashir Nursery and Primary School, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, on September 18, 2026, where five indigent pupils received customised school bags. In Nasarawa State, the foundation extended the initiative to LEA Primary School, Nyanya Hausawa, where pupils benefited from the distribution. The foundation also reached pupils of Al-Ihsan Frontliner Islamic School, Ibadan, Oyo State, as part of the Back-to-School initiative.
The intervention crossed Nigeria's borders, with the foundation distributing 2,500 exercise books to over 100 pupils at Ecole Primaire Itchain Gbadodo in the Republic of Benin on September 18, 2026. Each pupil received between four and five books. The distribution forms part of the foundation's commitment to reaching vulnerable people irrespective of their location.
The President of Asabiqun Care Foundation, Hajia Nimatullah AbdulQuadri, said the educational intervention reflected the organisation's broader commitment to supporting children and other vulnerable members of society. The foundation's work is rooted in the belief that caring for vulnerable people goes beyond providing emergency assistance, stressing the importance of helping beneficiaries build a productive future.
Key points
- The foundation distributed 10,000 exercise books and 50 customised school bags to indigent pupils across Nigeria and the Republic of Benin.
- The programme aims to ease the educational burden on vulnerable families and encourage pupils to remain focused on learning.
- The distribution was part of the foundation's wider humanitarian vision to provide care and promote the welfare of indigent and less privileged women and children.
