NGO, Seadogs Partner to Promote Grassroots Education in Ogun With Back-to-School Drive

More than 400 pupils in nine villages across Wasimi, Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State, have received school supplies from a joint outreach aimed at boosting literacy and supporting children in underserved communities.

The intervention, carried out by Treasured Points of Light Foundation in partnership with Ash Montana Deck of the National Association of Seadogs, was part of the foundation’s 2025 back-to-school campaign themed “Join Hands, Raise Hope.”

Beneficiaries, drawn from both primary and secondary schools, received school bags, shoes, lunch kits, water bottles and stationery.

Organisers said the distribution was designed to ease the financial strain on parents and keep children in school.

President of the foundation, Mrs. Damilola Onebamhoin, explained that the initiative aligns with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 4 on basic education.

“We have seen people in this community who can’t go back to school. We don’t want these children to be hopeless. We aim to support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4, which says every child should have at least a basic education,” she said.

According to her, “We have 328 pupils officially registered with us, but we made provisions for at least 400 students, including school bags, mathematical sets and lunch bags, to encourage them to return to school. We ensure that every child who comes here for back-to-school gets something.”

She also urged authorities to extend education policies to rural children. “We can’t focus only on children in urban communities and forget those in the villages. They also need to be encouraged to go back to school. We hope the government can shine the light by promoting literacy and educational opportunities in underserved communities,” she added.

For the National Association of Seadogs, the collaboration reflects its long-standing advocacy for child welfare and literacy.

Head of Ash Montana Deck, Mr. Omitogun Adeyemi, said:

“One of our major advocacy tools is the Street Child Project. It is a way of giving back to the children. Our belief is simple: the strong should protect the weak, the rich should support the poor, and the informed should empower the uninformed. This initiative is also a call to the wealthy and privileged in society to support children’s education because we know government cannot do it alone.”

Parents who attended the outreach said the gesture would help their children return to school with confidence, while reducing the burden of resumption costs.