Foundation returns 30 children to school in Abuja community

The Afeez Olajire Foundation has returned 30 out-of-school children to classrooms in Gosa Sarki, Abuja, as part of its education support initiative aimed at improving access to learning for children from vulnerable backgrounds. Speaking on the sidelines of the event at LEA primary school, Gosa Sarki, founder of the foundation, Afeez Olajire, said the intervention […]

The Afeez Olajire Foundation has returned 30 out-of-school children to classrooms in Gosa Sarki, Abuja, as part of its education support initiative aimed at improving access to learning for children from vulnerable backgrounds.

Speaking on the sidelines of the event at LEA primary school, Gosa Sarki, founder of the foundation, Afeez Olajire, said the intervention was driven by his belief that impact is not defined by status or political power but by access to opportunity, particularly education.

“My passion has always been rooted in finding ways to touch lives, no matter how small the effort may seem. I have realized that impact is not measured by the position you hold. The difference between what I might not have become and who I am today was simply access to education,” Olajire said.

According to him, the foundation provided the children with school uniforms, sportswear, school shoes, school bags, textbooks, notebooks, and also paid their tuition fees.

He added that the beneficiaries would enjoy continued educational support based on performance and conduct.

“Every child who attends school regularly and maintains good conduct will be sponsored throughout their education in this school and beyond,” he said.

Olajire explained that the 30 beneficiaries were selected by the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), stressing that the process was independent and free from personal influence.

“I had no involvement in the selection process. The PTA identified children with good conduct whose parents are willing to send them to school but simply cannot afford it,” he said.

He described Gosa as a community that aligns with the foundation’s focus on vulnerable, low- and middle-income areas where access to education and basic infrastructure remains limited.

“Gosa fits squarely within the kind of communities we aim to support,” Olajire said.

“We cannot expect the government to fix everything. No country has succeeded through government effort alone—corporate social responsibility and individual action matter.”

The foundation’s founder also emphasized that the initiative has no political undertone, noting that his involvement is strictly humanitarian.

“This is entirely non-political,” he said. “I have no political ambition. I am not from Abuja—I am from Abeokuta and was born and raised in Ibadan. Choosing this community was intentional.”

Beyond Gosa, Olajire disclosed that the foundation is implementing similar education interventions in Abeokuta, Lagos, and Ibadan, adding that beneficiaries are selected independently to ensure transparency.

Education, he said, is only one aspect of the foundation’s work. Other initiatives include access to clean water and skills development programmes.

“Recently, we sponsored some individuals to attend culinary school because we believe that access to sustainable income empowers people to do more,” Olajire said. “Empowerment multiplies impact.”

He added that the foundation plans to support agricultural livelihoods later in the year through the distribution of fertilizers.

“Our work is simply service to humanity. When people lack education, clean water, and economic opportunity, they are only one step away from hardship. That is the gap we are trying to bridge,” Olajire said.