Nigerian popular Musician, Davido has donated a sum of 300 million Nair to orphanages around Nigeria.
Davido founded the Davido Adeleke Foundation was founded in 2022 with the help of other charitable organisations, in a bid to help defenseless children.
Davido on July 2023, boldly announced the foundation donated over 200 million to orphanages in the country and 13,818 children benefited from it.
The Grammy-nominated singer publicized his intentions via his official Instagram on Tuesday saying, “I and my foundation pledge the sum of 300 million naira to orphanages around Nigeria as my yearly contribution to the nation details of disbursement tomorrow.”
He also promised to provide some more money in 2024.
“I founded the DAF in 2022 with a strong desire and passion to continually assist and create a proper framework for the ongoing charitable works to benefit the good people of Nigeria. Through this Foundation we have raised millions of Naira and dispersed much-needed funds to hundreds of orphanages significantly improving the lives of countless children.” a press release posted by Davido.
The charitable tradition started in 2021, after the singer’s birthday. He shared his bank account details on his Twitter page and made over ₦200 million in donations. After accumulating the large sum of money, the singer announced his plan to donate it all to orphanages across Nigeria., “I am delighted to announce that all the funds received totalling ₦200,000,000 will be donated to orphanages across Nigeria as well as the Paroche Foundation,” he said.
Keeping to his word, he distributed the funds after adding ₦50 million.
Story by Obaapa Janee\ahotoronline
