MD/CEO UBA Foundation, Bola Atta presenting gift items to children of vulnerable communities at Okobaba, Lagos, recently

The UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has delivered essential relief materials and cash support worth several millions of naira and dollars to vulnerable communities across Nigeria and 19 other African countries.

The intervention, carried out under the Foundation’s Food Bank and Giving Back initiatives, reached over 100,000 beneficiaries between November 2025 and January 2026. The programme targeted schoolchildren, orphanages, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and underserved communities, easing the financial pressures associated with the end-of-year and new-year period.

In Nigeria, the outreach spanned all regions of the country, with beneficiaries including the 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; Itsoghena Orphanage Home in Edo; Enoima Children Home in Akwa Ibom; Yekope Orphanage in Kogi; IDP camps in Niger and Borno states; UMCN Orphanage Home in Taraba; Kebbi Children’s Home; and the Orphanage Home in Dutse, Jigawa State.

Across Africa, similar humanitarian and nutritional support was extended to communities in the Benin Republic, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, impacting hundreds of thousands of people.

Speaking during a visit to the Destitute Home, Okobaba, Lagos, where food items and school materials were distributed, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of UBA Foundation, Mrs Bola Atta, said the Foundation remains committed to year-round interventions that create lasting impact.

“At UBA Foundation, we believe that true development begins with compassion and action. Through our Food Bank and Giving Back initiatives, we are providing nourishment and essential support while restoring hope and creating pathways for children and families to learn, grow and thrive,” Atta said. “This is our commitment to Africa: to show up consistently, act responsibly and leave no community behind.”

She added that the Foundation’s programmes are designed to support physical well-being and cognitive development by ensuring access to basic nutrition and essential tools needed for growth.

UBA Foundation has a long-standing record of philanthropic engagement across Africa, with initiatives such as the National Essay Competition, Read Africa Project, Tree Planting for Sustainability, health outreaches, Each One Teach One, Kindness Connect and the Food Bank programme, all aimed at empowering the underprivileged and alleviating poverty.

As the CSR arm of the UBA Group, the Foundation focuses on driving socio-economic development in the areas of education, environment, economic empowerment and special projects across communities where the bank operates.

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