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UBA Foundation Extends Crucial Aid to Vulnerable Communities in Africa

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January 19, 20263 days ago
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The UBA Foundation distributed millions in aid to vulnerable communities in Nigeria and 19 African countries. Initiatives like the Food Bank and Giving Back provided essential items and cash to over 100,000 individuals, including students, orphans, and displaced persons. This outreach aimed to alleviate financial burdens and support the well-being of those in need.

The UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has distributed essential materials worth millions of naira and dollars to school students, orphanages, internally displaced persons (IDP) camps, and vulnerable communities across Nigeria and 19 other African countries. Between November 2025 and January 2026, the foundation's Food Bank and Giving Back initiatives reached over 100,000 individuals, providing essential items and cash gifts to ease the financial strain associated with the year-end period. In Nigeria, the outreach spanned all regions, benefiting institutions such as Daughter of Mercy Mother of Mary Orphanage Home in Abia, Trinitarian Foundation for Orphans and the Helpless in Ebonyi, Destitute Home Okobaba in Lagos, Oyiza Orphanage and Foster Foundation in Oyo, and IDP camps in Niger and Borno, among others. Across Africa, similar humanitarian and nutritional support initiatives were carried out in Benin Republic, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo Brazzaville, Congo DRC, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia, reaching hundreds of thousands of people. Keep up with the latest headlines on WhatsApp | LinkedIn Managing Director/CEO of UBA Foundation, Bola Atta, who personally visited some Nigerian orphanages, including Destitute Home Okobaba, Lagos, highlighted the foundation's year-round commitment to improving lives. "True development begins with compassion and action. Through our Food Bank and Giving Back initiatives, we are providing nourishment, essential support, and hope to children and families," she said. Atta emphasised that the foundation's programs aim not only to equip beneficiaries with tools but also to ensure cognitive and physical development through proper nourishment. The UBA Foundation's long-standing philanthropic efforts across Africa include the National Essay Competition, Read Africa Project, Tree Planting for Sustainability, Health Outreaches, Each1 Teach 1, Kindness Connect, and other initiatives focused on education, environmental sustainability, economic empowerment, and social welfare. Nigerians can invest ₦2.5million on premium domains and earn about ₦17-25Million. Earnings in USD. Rather than wonder, click here to find out how it works AllAfrica publishes around 400 reports a day from more than 120 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.

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    UBA Foundation Aids Vulnerable Communities Across Africa