Zakat and Sadaqat Foundation Supports 100 Indigent Students in Kwara State

Date: 2024-10-18

As reported by the Nigerian Tribune, the Zakat and Sadaqat Foundation (ZSF) has distributed school bags and writing materials to underprivileged students in Kwara State.

Around 100 students from 10 primary and secondary schools each received a bag, 10 exercise books, and other writing materials valued at over ?35,000.

The distribution took place during the foundation's second edition of its back-to-school initiative.

Speaking at the event, the state coordinator of ZSF, Mr Basheer Olalekan Ariyo, stated that the programme aimed to support the government in providing quality education to those in need.

“We embarked on the programme after we realised that some indigent students were going to school without bags while others used sacks.

“This is not just financial support but also a vote of confidence in their potentials and abilities and we want to see them excel in their studies.

“As you return to school, I charge you to face your academic pursuits squarely. Let this support motivate you to work harder, dream bigger and strive for excellence.

“Remember that education is the key to unlocking your future. We are proud to be a part of your journey,” Ariyo said.

He expressed gratitude to donors and supporters for their contributions, saying that the payment of their zakat and sadaqah had made a significant impact in the lives of the beneficiaries.

The guest speaker, Ustadh Harun Ahmad Akano, encouraged Muslims to be diligent and disciplined in fulfilling their zakat obligations.

He advised the beneficiaries to make the most of the items to improve their education.

A beneficiary, Damilare Mafolasere, thanked the ZSF for the gesture which he said would go a long way in aiding their education.

“Before now, my bag was badly torn and it had been a struggle getting another one because my parents are poor and the economic situation has worsened things for us,” Damilare said.

Another beneficiary, Safrahu Mofoluwaso, expressed appreciation for the genuineness of the zakat body's programme and promised to utilise the materials given to her.

“We have had instances where people, in the name of foundations, made promises and videoed us just for publicity; nothing got to us. But this is real despite the present hardships,” she said.

A parent, Habitat Jimoh, said the gesture was “a huge relief and will go a long way to relieve us of a burden.”

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Lawan     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Otoge     Abdullahi Samari     Hakeem Lawal     Kolawole Akande     Atiku Abubakar     Afolabi-Oshatimehin     Dumagi     MATTA Girls Foundation     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Kwara Hotel     Senate President     KSIRS     Kwara State Government     Saka Keji     Galland Marcias     Fatimah Abdulkadir     Hassan Saliu     Ilorin Water Reticulation     Wahab Kunle Shittu     Segun Olawoyin     Oke Sunna     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Abatemi-Usman     Oba Abdulrahim     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Shonga     Student Learning Support Helpline     Abdulwaheed Musa     Belgore     Ijakadi     Olatunde Olukoya     Lanre Badmus     Arandun     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Zubair Folorunsho Erubu     Seni Saraki     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Ibrahim Gambari     Yoonus Lawal     Prince Sunday Fagbemi     Okedare     Oloriegbe     Abubakar Lah     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Omoniyi Ayinla     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     Saba Mamman Daniel     Rotimi Atere     Photo News     Tayo Awodiji     Government High School Adeta     Lithium     Modibbo Kawu     Olohungbebe     Ibrahim Taiwo Road     Simon Sayomi     Abdulsalam Firdaous Amosa     Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez     Babaloja-General     Babajide Ajayi     Olota Of Odo-Owa     Yunus Oniboki     General Hospital     Elewu     Tinubu     Durosinlohun Kawu     Yahaya Seriki Gambari     Veterinary Teaching Hospital     Yakubu Gobir     Kwara Pdp     Ishaq Abdulkarim     KWSIEC     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Samuel Adedoyin    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

International Vocational Centre     Damilola Yusuf     Yunus Oniboki     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Kwasu     Olabimpe Olani     Fatai Olodo     SSA Youth Engagement     Umar Gunu     Post-utme     Chikanda     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Tsaragi-Share     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development     Tinubu Legacy Forum     April 11     Gobirawa     Sulaiman Gado     Olatinwo     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Lateef Fagbemi     Erubu Oba Zubair     Aliyu Muyideen     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     Moses Adekanye     Sulyman Buhari     Simon Sayomi     Akume     Tafida Of Ilorin     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Ayo Salami     Rasaq Jimoh     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     Okanlawon Musa     Laduba     Iyabo Adewuyi     Wahab Issa     Saliu Mustapha     S.O. Opowoye     LAK Jimoh     Musa Yeketi     Sodiya     Alabi Lawal     Zara Umar     Mamman Saba Jibril     Esinrogunjo     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Bola Magaji     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Rotimi Atere     Chief Of Staff     Amos Sayo     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Baruba     Bayo Mohammed Onimode     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Baboko     Kwara 2015     Mukhtar Shagaya     Kwara State University Of Education     Salman Alada     Amusa Bello     Kwarareports.com     National Broadcasting Commission     Sabo-Oke     Saheed Popoola     New Nigeria People’s Party     Afolabi-Oshatimehin     NaAllah     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Tunji Folami     Kulende     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman     Kwara Politics     United Nigeria Airline