Quranic education: Abuja foundation seeks UN, govt support for vulnerable children
The Khadijah Awards Foundation has appealed to the Federal Government and the United Nations to partner with it in supporting orphans and vulnerable children through Quranic education. Founder of the foundation, Hajia Khadijah Fashina, made the call in Abuja during the second Quranic Memorisation Competition involving 10 orphanage homes across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). […]
The Khadijah Awards Foundation has appealed to the Federal Government and the United Nations to partner with it in supporting orphans and vulnerable children through Quranic education.
Founder of the foundation, Hajia Khadijah Fashina, made the call in Abuja during the second Quranic Memorisation Competition involving 10 orphanage homes across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Fashina stressed that empowering orphans through Quranic knowledge is critical to addressing both national and global challenges. “The Quran is a noble book that has solutions to all the world’s problems and challenges; we want the UN and Nigerian government to actually partner with us,” she said.
She warned that neglecting vulnerable children could worsen existing social problems, adding that educational support would provide them with reprieve. “If these vulnerable children are not catered for, they could cause more problems in society,” she noted.
According to her, the competition was designed to promote inclusivity for orphans and vulnerable children who lack access to quality Quranic education. She explained that the event also served as a platform for Muslim orphanages to highlight their challenges and attract support.
Fashina disclosed that 10 orphanages participated in the 2025 edition, with children receiving study gifts and competing for cash prizes worth one million naira. “We intend for this to be a quarterly event, and we are going to take it up to the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria,” she added.
Also speaking, the Chief Imam of Sunnyvale, Lukman Iwalewa, underscored the need to focus on orphans, saying they were often excluded from sustainable opportunities. He called for stakeholders’ commitment to raising a “Quranic generation” that would strengthen communities and elevate society.
On her part, co-founder of the organisation, Hajia Zainab Basah, said the competition was created to give orphans a platform they were often denied. She expressed hope that the initiative would provide opportunities for the children to showcase their abilities and gifts.