Nigerian artist Davido wearing a creation by Nigerian designer Ego Monye poses with fans at the Lagos Fashion Week on October 24, 2024. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP)
Nigerian singer Davido has pledged a sum of ₦300 million to be distributed to orphanages in Nigeria through his foundation.
The singer announced his intentions via his official Twitter on Monday, saying, “Once again my birthday this year we Donating to orphanages and a charity that helps young people stay away from drug abuse & addiction. This year is N300m . Details to follow soon ”.
Davido founded the Davido Adeleke Foundation in 2022 with the help of other charitable organisations, in a bid to help vulnerable children.
In July 2023, he announced the foundation donated over N200 million to orphanages in the country and 13,818 children benefited from it. He also promised to donate some more money in 2024.
In the press release posted at the time, he said: “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.”
The charitable tradition began back in 2021 after the singer’s birthday, when he made over ₦200 million in donations after sharing his bank account details on his Twitter (now X) page.
After amassing the large sum of money, the singer announced that he planned 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.
He then disbursed the funds with an additional ₦50 million.
