Chairman of the Dangote Foundation, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has vowed to continue to contribute towards the alleviation of poverty and sufferings in Nigeria through the Foundation.
“Dangote Foundation is committed to alleviating poverty and suffering of underprivileged by supporting social and economic change through investments and interventions that improve the lives of the less fortunate”
Dangote, who spoke through the Director of Health and Nutrition, Dr. Azeez Oseni while donating Dangote Sugar, Dangote Salt, Dangote Spaghetti, rice, Danvita and wheat meal to the vulnerable and the indigent in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, said that the Foundation is committed to alleviating poverty in Nigeria.
Amongst the beneficiaries of the latest Dangote’s largese include Abuja Children Home, Peoples with Disabilities Traders Union, Para Soccer Team FCT, Poorest of the Poor, Old People’s Home and Abuja Parasutes Association, among others.
The items, which were presented to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello and received on his behalf by the Acting Secretary of Social Development, Bolanle Irene Elegbede, came just a few days after the Dangote Foundation also gave N2 Billion cash to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Borno state.
Aliko Dangote said that the Foundation will be focusing on Health and Nutrition, Education, Economic Development and the provision of relief materials during disaster even as he said that the Foundation is determined to reduce the number of lives lost to malnutrition and disease through access to quality nutrition and healthcare with a particular emphasis on children.
“It is also aggressively working towards the reduction of out-of-school children, while supporting talented under-privileged young people to achieving their potentials as well as educating girls and women on health related issues.”
He said that the Foundation’s cardinal objectives include: Health and Nutrition, education, economic empowerment and disaster relief.
The food distribution to the vulnerable and indigent during and beyond the season of Ramadan is one of Alhaji Aliko Dangote’s philanthropic activities directed towards helping the poor in the society.
The richest man in Africa said: “I will like to specifically thank the Social Welfare Secretariat Team and FCT Emergency management Agency for the Day-to-Day logistic support and planning on food distribution to the beneficiaries.”
It would be recalled that within a spate of five years, the total amount donated to various camps of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), across the country by the Dangote Foundation has grown significantly to N6. 3 billion. [myad]
