Odita Sunday 
UBA Foundation Scales Up Pan-African Humanitarian Drive, Reaches Over 100,000 Vulnerable Persons Across 20 Countries
The UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has intensified its humanitarian outreach across Africa, delivering essential relief materials worth millions of naira and dollars to vulnerable communities in Nigeria and 19 other African countries.
The continent-wide intervention, executed under the Foundation’s Food Bank and Giving Back initiatives, reached school children, orphanages, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and economically challenged communities between November 2025 and January 2026.
According to the Foundation, over 100,000 individuals directly benefited from the initiative, which included the distribution of food items, school materials and cash support, aimed at easing financial pressures associated with the end of the year and the start of a new one.
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of UBA Foundation, Mrs. Bola Atta, personally led some of the outreach visits, including a stop at the Destitute Home in Okobaba, Lagos, where food items and educational materials were presented to residents.
Atta said the initiative underscores UBA Foundation’s long-standing commitment to uplifting communities and fostering hope and resilience among vulnerable populations.
“At UBA Foundation, we believe that true development begins with compassion and action,” she said. “Through our various Food Bank and Giving Back initiatives, we are not only providing nourishment and essential support, but also restoring hope and creating pathways for children and families to learn, grow, and thrive.”
In Nigeria, the outreach covered beneficiaries across all geopolitical zones, including orphanages and IDP camps in states such as Abia, Ebonyi, Lagos, Oyo, Edo, Akwa Ibom, Kogi, Niger, Borno, Taraba, Kebbi and Jigawa.
Homes reached include the Daughter of Mercy Mother of Mary Orphanage in Abia, Trinitarian Foundation for Orphans in Ebonyi, Oyiza Orphanage in Oyo, Itsoghena Orphanage Home in Edo and several IDP camps in Niger and Borno States.
Beyond Nigeria, UBA Foundation replicated the initiative across Africa, impacting vulnerable populations in Benin Republic, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo Brazzaville, DR Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
Atta explained that the Foundation’s interventions are designed not only to meet immediate needs but also to support cognitive development and physical wellbeing through adequate nutrition.
“Our interventions equip beneficiaries with both essential tools and nourishment required for growth and development,” she added.
UBA Foundation has sustained a tradition of pan-African philanthropy through programmes such as the National Essay Competition, Read Africa Project, Food Bank, Kindness Connect, health outreaches and environmental sustainability initiatives.
The Foundation reaffirmed its commitment to advancing education, economic empowerment, environmental protection and special development projects across communities where UBA operates.
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