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.

Moses Rahman Popoola     Segun Ogunsola     Niyi Ogundiran     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Col. Taiwo     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Islamiya Abdulraheem     Kassim Babamale     Sabi     Mustapha Akanbi     Isa Aremu     Oyawoye     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Okedare     Naira Redesign     NTA Ilorin     IYA ALFA NLA     Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf     Kwara State Pension Board     Asa LGEA School     CCEPE     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Sa\'adu Salahu     Oke-Kura     Solomon Edojah     Ope Saraki     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Gbemi Saraki     Oko Erin     Ayinke Saka     Omupo     Ibikunle Ogunleye     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Laduba     Sola Saraki University     Monkey Pox     Sodiya     Baboko     AbdulRaheem Ahmad Shayi     Bilikisu Gambari     Mamman Saba Jibril     Oyedepo     Abubakar Atiku     Ademola Kiyesola     Abdulrasaq Alaro     Sunday Otokiti     Saliu Alamoyo     Post Utme     Alaro     KWASAA     Oloriegbe     Sunset Workers     Nupe     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Abdul Jimoh Mohammed     Simeon Sule Ajibola     Alfa Modibo Belgore     The Herald     Sam Okaula     Vasolar Consortium     Mohammed Danjuma     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     BECE     Razaq Atunwa     Oniwa     Kayode Alabi     Obuh     Ayegbeni     Logun     Hauwa Nuru     Adesoye     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     Waziri Yakubu Gobir    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Ilorin     VADA     Post Utme     Jaiz Bank     Federal Allocation     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Saliu Tunde Bello     Okeose Christian Cementary     Offa Poly     Erin-ile     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Ibrahim Oniye     Bola Tinubu     Aso-ofi     CT Ayeni     Olawuyi     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Ajibola Saliu Ajia     Olaitan Adefila     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan     Zulu Gambari     Bamikole Omishore     Mohammed Abduraheem     Yakubu Danladi     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     Teachers Specific Allowance     Photo News     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Abiodun Oyedepo     Kwara Poly     Ajidagba     Otuka     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Aisha Ahman Pategi     Ahman Pategi     Titus Ashaolu     Kunbi Titiloye     Saka Isau     Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf     AbdulRauf Keji     Isiaka Oniwa     Elekoyangan     Principal Private Secretary     Abdulraheem Olesin     Jimoh Bashir     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     08001000100     Shagari     Sulyman Tejidini     Maigida     KWAFFA     Monsurat Omotosho     Abdulrahman Abdulrasak     Yaman     Hijaab     BECE     Oluwole Dupe     John Dara     Mahe Abdulkadir     ENetSuD     Kaiama     Mohammed Halidu     Tunji Olawuyi     Kuliyan Geri     Nigerian Medical Association     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     SUBEB     Gobir     Valsolar Consultoria     Amule Elementary School     Oya State     Ayegbeni     Ubandoma     Baba Idris     Kwara Pdp