By Martha Agas
The Abosede Tomori Foundation (ATF), under its Back to School Initiative, has distributed school bags, exercise books, writing materials, and other essentials to 300 indigent pupils in Lagos.
The distribution took place across public primary schools in the Ejigbo and Isolo Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs).
The Founder, Segun Tomori, who is also the Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja.
Tomori said the initiative was part of the foundation’s effort to ease the financial burden on struggling families.
NAN recalls that the foundation had in July provided free medical services to 250 residents of Oshodi-Isolo Constituency II in Lagos and cash grants of N50,000 each to 50 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
This was alongside the distribution of 130 bags of 5kg rice to indigent residents in the area.
He said the outreach marked the second major community intervention by the foundation since its inauguration in July 2025 to immortalise his mother’s passion for helping the less privileged.
Tomori listed the beneficiaries of the initiative to include Oladele Alake Primary School, Ejigbo; Low-Cost Housing Estate Primary Schools 1 and 2, Ejigbo; Ansar-ud-Deen (AUD) Nursery and Primary School, Isolo and Ajao Estate Primary School, Isolo.
“This ‘Back to School’ outreach was designed to assist less-privileged pupils with basic learning materials and reduce the financial burden on their parents as the new academic session kicks off.
“ The Schools Intervention Programme (SIP) remains a core pillar of our foundation’s mission,“ he said.
He said the foundation would explore further areas of needs for interventions and was particularly considering infrastructure development to create a more conducive learning environment for school children .
“We are committed to leveraging our network and influence at the federal level not just to give back, but to drive meaningful change at the grassroots. Supporting education remains one of our top priorities,” Tomori said.
According to him, the intervention of the foundation was encapsulated in five thematic areas including health outreaches; skills development and scholarship, targeting disadvantaged youths.
Other areas, he mentioned, were SIP to assist indigent children access basic education while learning in a safe and conducive environment, Food packs support for disadvantaged families and cash grants to boost MSMEs.
Tomori said,“The foundation aims to champion the provision of free healthcare to underserved communities, facilitate skill development, and implement a scholarship scheme for youths.”
He said the intervention would be scaled up to reach other parts of Lagos and beyond. NAN
