Dudu Foundation supports businesses, Students with over N3m grants, School Kits, scholarships in Akwa Ibom

…More than 500 students receives back-to-school kits and scholarships to university level

More than five hundred school children in Akwa-lbom state have received free back-to-school kits containing exercise books, school sandals, writing materials, food and water flasks and other basic school items to equip them for the next school term. Some students also received full scholarships up to university level.

The program was initiated by DUDU FOUNDATION, a non-governmental organization who also gave a total of 3.5million (three million five hundred thousand naira) to more than one hundred small and medium scale business owners as grants with each receiving fifty thousand naira to expand their businesses.

Lady Edu Offong, the founder of Dudu foundation, while speaking during the event held in Uyo the Akwa-lbom state capital, said the initiative is her little way to encourage the less privileged in the society.

“I feel not very comfortable wearing all the glamour and then sometimes I come here, l see children that are meant to be in school hawking on the streets. It breaks my heart and I feel very sad. I just do this to tell other people that this things are possible. This things we feel are not possible are very possible,” she added.

Also speaking, the President of Ijaw Youth Council (lYC), Sir Jonathan Lokpobiri, while appraising the foundation said the initiative is inspirational.

“The series of event has inspired me to be able to do more when I get back home, especially touching the lives of vulnerable people from very poor background by giving hope to them through education and through business support is something that’s quite inspirational,” he said.

Some beneficiaries; Happiness Joseph and Joy Ntia (students) and Mrs Anietie Udoma (a small business owner) who spoke in separate interviews, thanked DUDU FOUNDATION whom they described as God sent, expressing their joy over the items and the cash they received, saying that it will aid them to thrive in their careers.

The students and small and medium scale entrepreneurs were also taught basic lessons about how to become successful entrepreneurs. This initiative has boosted the free education policy in Akwa Ibom state introduced by the state governor, H.E Umo Eno’s Arise Agenda.

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