A foundation owned by star actress, Tonto Dikeh, the Tonto Dikeh Foundation, has put smile on the faces of 200 students in Delta State.
Recently, a community in Warri, Delta State, played host to The Tonto Dikeh Foundation team.
The event was put together by The Tonto Dikeh Foundation [TTDF] in collaboration with Cheeno HR, and was done to assist and encourage young students, through their nationwide project tagged: TTDF BACK TO SCHOOL PROJECT.
The back to school project was conceived with the idea of assisting the less privileged kids and to help in the realization of the United Nations sustainable development goals in the area of education and mass literacy in Nigeria.
The event, which precisely took place on February 24, 2017, had the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education of Delta State, Mr Chiedu Ebie, in attendance alongside other dignitaries.
Principals of public and private schools, teachers, students from 11 Local Government Areas in Delta State from Sedco Secondary School, College of Commerce Warri, Alegbo Secondary School, Opete Secondary School, Essi College, Warri, Sunset Group of School, Ogbe Secondary School, Ugborikoko Secondary School, and many more were all in attendance and of course some other prominent personalities.
The Commissioner, in his address, welcomed and applauded Tonto Dikeh and her team for their great love and big heart to help in encouraging the kids and custodians of Delta State in the area of their education.
In her remarks, the actress thanked God and the people of Delta State for the privilege to serve them.
She also thanked all partners especially Access Bank, that partnered with them to help in opening Savings Account for 200 kids who won Scholarship by The Tonto Dikeh Foundation and other valuable incentives given to all the students.
According to the National coordinator of the Tonto Dikeh foundation, Bunmi Fagbuyiro, the team plans to renovate some schools, provide free white boards, school uniforms for students and books.
He concluded that TTDF will continue in other parts of the country in the coming months, and the next on their list is Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
