The Saleeman Adedoyin Saleeman (SAS) Foundation has awarded scholarships to 200 students and donated more than 1,000 exercise books, marker boards, and other essential learning materials to selected public secondary schools in Ilorin, Kwara State.

Announced by the Chairman of the foundation, Engr. Saleeman Adedoyin Saleeman, during a school visitation programme on Monday, the intervention is designed to promote academic excellence, ease the financial burden on parents, and support learners from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The beneficiary institutions Government Day Junior Secondary School, Oko-Erin, and Mandate Secondary School, Apalara received over 1,000 notebooks, two large marker boards, and writing supplies, alongside scholarship awards for 200 outstanding students selected in collaboration with school authorities.

Addressing the students, Engr. Saleeman urged them to remain dedicated to their studies and refuse to let their socio-economic backgrounds limit their ambitions, emphasising that acquired knowledge remains the primary catalyst for future success.

"Your limitation does not determine your future, and your environment does not determine your future. Your education and the knowledge you have acquired will determine your future," he stated, while specifically encouraging female pupils at Oko-Erin to build self-confidence and aspire to leadership roles in society.

In their separate remarks, the Principal of Mandate Secondary School, Omomeji Silifat Sobalaje, and the Principal of Government Day Junior Secondary School, Oko-Erin, AbdulRahman Afusat Pakata, commended the foundation for its timely support and prayed for the donor's continued capacity to uplift the education sector.

Also speaking, the Director-General of the foundation, Mallam Muslim Saleeman, noted that since its establishment in 2025, the organisation has consistently distributed thousands of learning materials and funded school fees to promote inclusive education for vulnerable children across Kwara State.