Issue №01 · The Foundation Report Empowering since 2023Lagos & Ogun State

Empowering vulnerable
girls and women
with education, skills,
and opportunity.

DEW Empowerment Foundation walks alongside vulnerable girls and women across Nigeria — providing education, mentorship, leadership training, and a clear path out of poverty. We invest in the girls everyone else overlooks.

Sponsor a girl → Our story →

DEW Empowerment Foundation team distributing school supplies to students — Supplies distribution at a partner school — joining students with the materials they need to keep learning.

Our Vision

To create empowered communities where no girl is denied education because of poverty and every woman has the opportunity to achieve economic independence and sustainable growth.

Our Mission

To restore hope and transform lives by empowering vulnerable girls, women, and underserved communities through education, economic empowerment, mentorship, and sustainable development initiatives that create lasting impact.

By the numbers · 2023–2026

Three years of quiet, persistent work — and counting.

Years building a sustained empowerment movement

Girls directly sponsored through schools and scholarships

Programs delivered across communities and schools

Operational branches between Lagos & Ogun State

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What we do — four pillars, one purpose.

All programs →

01 / Empowerment

Women & girls empowerment

Personal development, confidence-building, mentorship, and leadership programs designed for vulnerable girls and young women.

02 / Advocacy

GBV prevention & advocacy

Community education, advocacy campaigns, and digital awareness initiatives that confront gender-based violence at its source.

03 / Leadership

Leadership & capacity building

Training in leadership, public speaking, governance, and facilitation — equipping women to lead in every sphere they enter.

04 / Education

Education support initiative

Scholarships, school uniforms, exercise books and academic guidance — practical resources that keep vulnerable girls in school.

Our conviction

When you educate a girl, you don’t change one life — you change the trajectory of an entire community.

Dr. Funmilayo Arowoogun · President, BOT

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Hear from the girls themselves.

Beneficiary voices · 2026

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Precious Okechukwu

Beneficiary, brand school uniform programme
Community High School, Ojodu Abiodun, Ogun State

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Kehinde Olude

Beneficiary, student support programme
Community High School, Ojodu Abiodun, Ogun State

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Oluwadarasimi

Beneficiary · DEW Empowerment Foundation

Parental Consent & Testimonial Statement

All testimonials and images featured on this page were willingly shared by the girls in our Stay In School Project. We have obtained express consent from their parents and guardians before publishing any stories, quotes, or photographs.

· Where full names are used, parents have specifically approved it.
· The safety, dignity, and protection of every girl under the age of 18 is our highest priority.

The girls and their families have approved the use of these testimonials to inspire others and demonstrate the real impact of the programme.

We remain deeply grateful to the parents and guardians for trusting us with their daughters’ stories.

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A foundation built
on a simple idea.

About us →

DEW Business School training session — financial literacy and vision boarding

DEW Empowerment Foundation is a registered Nigerian non-profit dedicated to transforming the lives of vulnerable girls and women through education, skills development, entrepreneurship, mentorship, and access to opportunity.

We focus on the girls most at risk of being left behind: those from low-income homes, communities affected by gender-based violence, and rural settings with limited educational infrastructure. Our work is local, our methods are practical, and our commitment is long-term.

We believe every girl carries within her the potential to thrive, lead, and transform her community. Our job is to clear the obstacles.

Read our story →

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The women leading
the foundation.

Full Board →

Dr. Funmilayo Arowoogun

President — BOT

Business consultant and agribusiness entrepreneur leading the foundation’s strategic direction.

Vivian Okpara

Chairperson

Author, entrepreneur, and Microsoft–ILO Women in Digital Business trainer.

Dr. Aisha Ime-James

Secretary — BOT

Founder & CEO of Ample Eco Limited and Ample Foods, driving operational excellence.

Bolanle Fashola

Vice Chairperson

Travel and agribusiness entrepreneur with deep community ties across Lagos.

Stand with a girl who has every reason to give up — and isn’t.

Sponsor now → Get in touch →

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Our partners.

In partnership with organisations advancing women’s economic and social futures.

Lagos State Government

Empowering vulnerable girls and women with education, skills, and opportunity.

To create empowered communities where no girl is denied education because of poverty and every woman has the opportunity to achieve economic independence and sustainable growth.

To restore hope and transform lives by empowering vulnerable girls, women, and underserved communities through education, economic empowerment, mentorship, and sustainable development initiatives that create lasting impact.

Three years of quiet, persistent work — and counting.

What we do — four pillars, one purpose.

Women & girls empowerment

GBV prevention & advocacy

Leadership & capacity building

Education support initiative

Hear from the girls themselves.

Precious Okechukwu

Kehinde Olude

Oluwadarasimi

A foundation builton a simple idea.

The women leadingthe foundation.

Dr. Funmilayo Arowoogun

Vivian Okpara

Dr. Aisha Ime-James

Bolanle Fashola

Stand with a girl who has every reason to give up — and isn’t.

Our partners.

Empowering vulnerable
girls and women
with education, skills,
and opportunity.

A foundation built
on a simple idea.

The women leading
the foundation.