What we give back
Behind every ticket, every vendor stall and every sponsor of The Give Back Fest is a simple promise: someone, somewhere, gets help they were not expecting. A child holds a fresh set of educational stationeries. A student walks back into a classroom they thought they had lost. A family cooks a full meal. This is what that promise has looked like so far.
It started with a hospital, then filled classrooms
General Hospital Ikorodu
Our first act of giving: standing beside patients who were stuck in hospital because of bills they could not pay, and easing that burden so they could go home to their families. It launched what is now a recurring healthcare initiative.
Ogijo Community School
3,332 learning items, including exercise books, pens, pencils, erasers and school sandals, handed to 550 students, with extra materials for their teachers. The feedback was immediate: come back, there are more classes waiting.
Victoria Island Junior Secondary School
4,524 learning kits delivered to 444 students, every kit carrying the Give Back Fest promise on its cover: you matter, and somebody you have never met believes in you.
Eighteen students who stayed in school
Some students do everything right and still watch their education slip away over unpaid fees. Working with schools and universities, we step in quietly and settle what stands between a student and their future. Over ₦5.2 million in school fees has been paid so far, for 18 students and pupils.
| Where they study | Students | Fees covered |
|---|---|---|
| Babcock University | 14 | ₦4,401,410.96 |
| University of Lagos | 1 | ₦450,000 |
| Primary & secondary schools | 3 | ₦375,000 |
| Total | 18 | ₦5,226,410.96 |
One of them had finished his coursework at Babcock University but could not graduate or begin national service over an outstanding balance. His fees are settled. His life is moving again.
Food on the table, dignity intact
Between outreaches, our volunteers carry food packages into communities in need: to mothers, to elders, to people living with disabilities. No stage, no cameras required. Just neighbours showing up for neighbours.
Mission 1 Million
Yes, the world is going digital, and we are going with it. But there is still a large population of Nigerian students for whom the basics are not guaranteed: a notebook to write in, a pen that works, sandals for the walk to school.
So in 2025, in the middle of our outreaches, we set ourselves a goal big enough to be worthy of the need: one million educational materials, physical and digital, placed in the hands of children in underserved communities. Every item on this page counts toward it.
Mission 1 Million does not stand alone, and it does not take from the rest. It moves together with our school fees support, our healthcare visits and our food and community outreaches. One mission, expressed four ways.
Where event proceeds go
After the direct costs of delivering the festival, proceeds from the November 2026 edition flow into the four programmes on this page: learning materials through Mission 1 Million, school fees support, healthcare access, and food and community outreach.
Our commitment to every sponsor: after the event, you receive a written impact report showing how proceeds were applied, who benefited and in what numbers, with full photo documentation, in the same spirit of openness as this report.
