Kajola Foundation

Collective prosperity, made practical

The humanitarian arm of the Thursday Business Group — focused on education and entrepreneurship for those the system reaches last.

Volunteers distributing books and school bags to Nigerian pupils

Our Mission

The Foundation exists to create economic empowerment for women and youths through entrepreneurial and vocational skill, and to provide teaching and learning materials to children of the less privileged. Two areas of focus, pursued annually and measurably.

Incorporated under law as the Kajola Foundation
All regulatory requirements completed
Separate bank account and governance process
External auditors appointed for accountability

Four Pillars

Where we work

Poverty Alleviation

Direct interventions with orphanages, vulnerable households and community outreach programmes.

Education Access

Annual distribution of books, uniforms, writing materials, bags and classroom furniture to pupils of the less privileged.

Women & Children Welfare

Economic empowerment and welfare support for women and children across underserved Lagos communities.

Youth Enterprise Development

Business training, vocational skills and seed support for aspiring entrepreneurs aged 21–35.

Impact Snapshots

Work on the ground

October 2022

Little Saints Orphanage, Ogudu

A charity intervention delivering provisions, learning materials and support to resident children.

January 2023 · Lagos Education District 4

Educational Support Programme

In partnership with Omodaadaa Foundation across Iwaya, Makoko, Abule Ijesha, Oyingbo, Ebute Metta and Abule Oja: 200 school bags, 5,000 exercise books, 10,000 writing materials, 500 mathematical sets, 200 uniforms, 200 sandals and 100 white boards.

September 2023 · Ikeja, Lagos

Cervical Cancer Screening for Women

A free women's health intervention offering cervical cancer screening, awareness education and referrals to women in the surrounding community.

May 2023

Entrepreneurial Empowerment Programme

Business training and empowerment for 20 youths aged 21–35, closing the knowledge and skills gap for aspiring entrepreneurs.

In Pictures

The work, as it happens

Kajola Foundation school bag outreach to students — Kajola Foundation school-bag outreach: books, uniforms and writing materials.

Kajola Foundation presenting school supplies to a student — A full set of school supplies — the difference between staying in school and dropping out.

Kajola Foundation Soul2Soul community outreach — Soul2Soul community outreach, taking support directly to families.

TBG members at a Kajola Foundation outreach — Taking the Foundation's work into the community — an outreach day on the ground in Lagos.

Young beneficiaries at a Kajola Foundation event — Young beneficiaries seated at the opening of an outreach programme.

Volunteer handing a school bag to a boy at a Kajola Foundation outreach — Packing a bag with exercise books before handing it over to a young pupil.

Kajola Foundation volunteer distributing books and uniforms — Uniforms and textbooks reaching an entire community, one pupil at a time.

TBG member presenting a school bag to a girl — A TBG member presents a school bag to a student ahead of resumption.

Kajola Foundation member handing school materials to a girl — Learning materials placed directly in the hands of a pupil who needs them.

TBG member presenting a school bag and books to a student — School bag, notebooks and a mathematical set — a full back-to-school kit.

TBG members presenting materials to a young man — Support extends to older students preparing for their school certificate exams.

TBG member presenting school supplies to a student in hijab — The outreach serves every child in the community, without distinction.

Large group photo of students holding Kajola Foundation backpacks — Beneficiaries and volunteers after a distribution — dozens of bags handed out in a day.

Kajola Foundation team behind a table of school supplies — Hundreds of bags, books and uniforms prepared for a single day of distribution.

Children seated at a Kajola Foundation community event — Children listening at the opening address of a Kajola Foundation outreach.

Hundreds of pupils and parents seated at a Kajola Foundation outreach — An entire school community turns out for a Kajola Foundation intervention — hundreds reached in a single day.

Kajola Foundation volunteers presenting a school bag to a girl at a street outreach — A back-to-school kit handed over at a street-side outreach — support delivered where the need is greatest.

Kajola Foundation outreach table with volunteers distributing bags in a Lagos community — The Foundation sets up in the heart of the community — bags, books and supplies going out to families.

Children opening Kajola Foundation backpacks at a community outreach — Pupils unpacking their new bags — books, materials and refreshments handed out on the day.

A large crowd of children and parents at a Kajola Foundation outreach — An entire neighbourhood turns out — hundreds of children and parents reached in a single intervention.

Kajola Foundation volunteers at the cervical cancer screening outreach for women — Cervical Cancer Screening for Women, September 2023 — volunteers at the Ikeja screening centre where free tests were offered to women in the community.

Kajola Foundation team in front of the women's health screening banner — The Foundation's women's health team on site — free cervical cancer screening, counselling and referrals for every woman who turned up.

Women seated waiting for cervical cancer screening at a Kajola Foundation outreach — Women waiting to be seen at the September 2023 screening — early detection brought within reach of those who would never have been tested.

Women attending a health education session at the Kajola Foundation screening outreach — Health education before testing: women learning the signs, risks and value of routine cervical screening.

A health worker addressing women at the Kajola Foundation cervical cancer screening — A health worker takes the community through the screening process — awareness first, testing second.

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Corporate partners can direct CSR commitments into the Foundation's education and enterprise programmes, or support a specific intervention. Individuals and institutions may also enquire about donations and programme partnerships.

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