Adedayo Akinwale
As the holy month of Ramadan 2026 draws to a close, the Tunjii Salami Foundation has relief materials and financial grants worth N12 million to the vulnerable people in Osun.
Its Director of Communications, Maroof Salami in a statement issued Wednesday said the intervention focused on immediate hunger relief for the elderly and long-term economic independence for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Recognising the economic pressures often heightened during festive seasons, he noted that the foundation prioritised the distribution of essential staple foods.
Salami noted: “Hundreds of widows and elderly citizens, who are often the most hit by food inflation, received packages containing rice, beans, semovita, vegetable oil, and other nutritional essentials designed to sustain their households through the Eid celebrations and beyond.
“Beyond the immediate provision of food, the Tunjii Salami Foundation took a significant step toward sustainable poverty alleviation through its 2026 Zakat Empowerment Scheme.”
Salami added that 20 selected individuals were provided with seed capital to start or expand small-scale businesses.
He explained that this financial injection, derived from the foundation’s Zakat fund, aims to transform the beneficiaries from charity recipients into self-reliant entrepreneurs capable of contributing to the local economy.
Salami emphasized that the gesture was rooted in the core Islamic principles of compassion and social justice.
The foundation noted further that the choice of Ramadan for this massive rollout was intentional, as the period demands a reflection on the plight of the less privileged and a commitment to communal upliftment.
The spokesperson further highlighted that the roughly ₦12 million investment was a testament to the foundation’s unwavering dedication to the welfare of the most vulnerable.
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