Impact Report: Third Term (May–July 2026) | 2025/2026 Academic Session
During the third term, TOKAN Foundation invested ₦5,533,550 (approximately $3,998.40) in education, healthcare, welfare, recreation, and legal support for vulnerable children through the Child Rights & Juvenile Justice Centre (CRJJC).
Across Lagos and Ogun States, this support reached children in correctional centres and other vulnerable circumstances, helping to protect their rights, sustain their learning, strengthen their wellbeing, and restore hope for the future.
Every school term tells a story. This term’s story is one of futures protected, dreams nurtured, and opportunities restored. From school supplies and examination support to medical interventions, welfare visits, sporting activities, and legal advocacy, TOKAN Foundation and CRJJC continued to stand alongside children who deserve every opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive.
Third Term at a Glance
TOKAN Foundation- Invested ₦5,533,550 in child-focused interventions.
- Supported children across three children’s correctional centres in Lagos with education, welfare, recreation, and engagement activities.
- Distributed back-to-school supplies at the start of the term.
- Continued support for school and lesson fees, weekly lunch stipends, textbooks, school materials, and teachers’ salaries (at the Special Correctional Centre for Girls).
- Supported eligible beneficiaries with registration, preparation, logistics, and participation in WAEC, NECO, JAMB, and other qualifying examinations.
- Conducted bi-weekly welfare visits to children’s centres.
- Celebrated 13 graduates: 3 Senior Secondary School graduates, 9 Junior Secondary School graduates, and 1 Primary School graduate.
- Partnered with Drug Aid Africa to donate essential medicines and medical supplies to five children’s correctional centres in Lagos and the Nigerian Correctional Service Borstal Training Institute, Adigbe, Ogun State.
- Hosted another edition of Know Your Rights for 104 children.
- Continued legal representation, court monitoring, case management, and advocacy for children in conflict with the law.
- Provided legal support at the Special Correctional Centres for Boys and Girls in Lagos and the Nigerian Correctional Service Borstal Training Institute, Adigbe.
- Secured the release of 5 children.
Investing in Education: Supporting Every Child’s Learning Journey
Education remains at the heart of TOKAN Foundation’s mission. We believe every child deserves the opportunity to learn, grow, and realise their potential, regardless of their circumstances.
At the beginning of the term, the Foundation delivered essential school supplies to beneficiaries across correctional centres. These included textbooks, writing materials, toiletries, underwear, school socks, school belts, and other learning essentials, helping children return to school prepared and confident.
Our support extended throughout the term. TOKAN Foundation continued to cover school fees, lesson fees, weekly lunch stipends, textbooks, learning materials, and other welfare needs that enable children to remain focused on their education. We also participated in school open days and attended a meeting with school personnel and teachers following concerns raised by 19 beneficiaries.
A major highlight of the term was ensuring that every eligible beneficiary could sit for national examinations. Working closely with the correctional centres, we supported registration, academic preparation, transportation, and daily lunch stipends throughout the examination period.
As a result, beneficiaries successfully sat for WAEC, NECO, JAMB, and other qualifying examinations, opening pathways to higher education and new opportunities.
For TOKAN Foundation, education is more than school attendance. It is a route to confidence, dignity, independence, and a brighter future.
Celebrating Our Graduates
This term, we proudly celebrated the achievements of 13 beneficiaries:
- 3 Senior Secondary School graduates
- 9 Junior Secondary School graduates
- 1 Primary School graduate
Each graduation represents years of investment, encouragement, and perseverance. Some of these young people have received support since 2018, beginning at a very young age. Watching them progress through each stage of their education reaffirms our belief that every child deserves the chance to dream beyond their circumstances.
Graduate Spotlight: Fatima’s Journey
Fatima’s journey reflects the resilience of a young person determined to succeed and the transformative value of consistent support.
When Fatima came into our care in 2024, her future was uncertain. TOKAN Foundation committed to ensuring that financial circumstances would not stand in the way of her education, while CRJJC supported efforts to secure a stable and loving home through a guardianship process. Although the adoption process was unsuccessful and she returned to the correctional centre, our commitment to her wellbeing remained steadfast.
During this period, Fatima developed a swelling in her neck and was later diagnosed with tuberculosis. When timely intervention was not forthcoming, TOKAN Foundation covered her medical consultations, surgery, and treatment, supporting her recovery and ensuring that her health challenges did not interrupt her education.
Despite these setbacks, Fatima remained focused on her studies. This year, she graduated from Senior Secondary School and successfully passed WAEC, NECO, and JAMB. She is now preparing to begin university in the coming academic year.
Her story is a reminder of what becomes possible when a child is surrounded by people who refuse to give up: education, care, protection, healthcare, and hope can change the direction of a life.
Centre Performance Overview
Children’s Correctional Centre for Junior Boys, Birrel- School supplies: 31 boys
- Lunch stipends: 31 boys
- School fees: 3 boys
- Lesson fees: 2 boys
- Textbooks: 8 boys
- School projects: 19 boys
- School party fees: 7 boys
- Glasses: 2 boys
- Mid-term school supplies: 21 boys
- Graduation outfits: 6 boys
- Football academy registration: 2 boys
- Medical support and supplies
- School fees: 2 boys
- NECO examinations, lessons, and logistics: 4 boys
- School supplies: 6 boys
- Textbooks: 2 boys
- Lunch stipends: 6 boys
- Lesson fees: 3 boys
- Medical support and supplies
- School fees: 10 girls
- Graduation sashes: 6 girls
- Lunch stipends: 16 girls
- Salaries for 2 carers
- Medical support and supplies
- Salaries for 3 secondary-school teachers
- Legal representation: 2 girls
- Medical supplies
- Legal representation: 15 boys
- Know Your Rights: 104 boys
- Medical supplies
- Legal representation for 30 boys and youth
- Medical supplies
Sports, Recreation, and Child Engagement
A child’s development extends beyond the classroom. Sports, recreation, and positive social interaction help build confidence, resilience, teamwork, and emotional wellbeing.
Throughout the term, TOKAN Foundation continued bi-weekly visits to children’s centres, creating opportunities for movie sessions, frisbee, football, board games, mentorship, and other recreational activities. These visits offer children safe spaces to connect, learn, have fun, and experience the joy of childhood.
On 1 May 2026, members of the Ultimate Frisbee Club visited the Children’s Correctional Centre for Junior Boys (CCJB) for a friendly match. The game was fiercely contested, with the boys demonstrating impressive skill and determination. Though they narrowly lost 19–20, their performance reflected the progress made through consistent practice and training.
Since 2025, teenagers at the Children’s Correctional Centres for Junior Boys and Girls have trained regularly with members of the Ultimate Frisbee Club. Several children have since been recognised as Most Valuable Players during friendly matches and tournaments, a testament to their discipline, enthusiasm, and growing confidence.
Alongside frisbee, the Foundation supports football and other sporting interests, while games such as chess and ludo encourage strategy, critical thinking, and positive social engagement. These activities remain an important part of our holistic approach to child development.
Healthcare and Welfare Support
This term, TOKAN Foundation once again partnered with Drug Aid Africa to deliver essential medicines and medical supplies to five children’s correctional centres in Lagos on 11 July 2026:
- Children’s Correctional Centre for Girls, Idi Araba (CCCG)
- Children’s Correctional Centre for Junior Boys, Birrel (CCJB)
- Children’s Correctional Centre for Senior Boys, Isheri (CCSB)
- Special Correctional Centre for Girls, Idi Araba (SCCG)
- Special Correctional Centre for Boys, Oregun (SCCB)
On 16 July 2026, the partnership extended to the Nigerian Correctional Service Borstal Training Institute in Adigbe, Ogun State.
Across the six institutions, the donations have the potential to benefit more than 700 children and young people. The five centres collectively care for approximately 200 children, while the Borstal Training Institute accommodates approximately 500 residents.
Supplies were tailored to the needs identified by each institution and included antimalarial medicines, antibiotics, pain relievers, anti-inflammatory and antifungal medicines, cough and cold treatments, vitamins and nutritional supplements, sickle-cell medication, topical creams, and other essential healthcare items.
Legal Advocacy Through CRJJC
Justice remains central to our mission of protecting vulnerable children.
Throughout the third term, CRJJC continued to provide legal representation, case searches, court monitoring, legal advice, and advocacy for children in conflict with the law.
During a visit to the Nigerian Correctional Service Borstal Training Institute in Adigbe on 16 July 2026, CRJJC learned of 10 boys in urgent need of legal representation, in addition to cases already being managed. Some had remained in custody for three to four years with little or no progress on their cases.
CRJJC immediately began extensive case tracing and legal follow-up, physically searching for files and verifying case statuses across courts and registries in Ogun, Lagos, and Ibadan. The team engaged court officials, registrars, prosecutors, and other justice stakeholders to establish the status of each case and pursue the next legal steps.
These efforts have already produced meaningful progress. Six missing case files were located; hearing dates were secured for four cases; and the release of two boys was facilitated. Searches for the remaining four files continue.
Perhaps most importantly, this exercise uncovered administrative lapses that had left some children effectively forgotten within the justice system. CRJJC has brought these concerns to the attention of relevant authorities and continues to advocate for timely resolution.
CRJJC at a Glance
- Legal expenditure for filing fees, logistics, and related costs: ₦316,200 (approximately $229.44)
- Children represented: 44
- Concluded cases / children released: 5
- Know Your Rights participants: 104 children
- Volunteer lawyers: 6, including 5 provided by Osuntuyi & Tokan-Lawal Law (OTL Law)
Know Your Rights
On 30 May 2026, CRJJC hosted another Know Your Rights session at the Special Correctional Centre for Boys in Oregun (SCCB), reaching more than 100 boys.
Volunteer lawyers led interactive discussions on children’s rights, the child justice administration system, and responsible citizenship. Through activities such as Picasso Me and Be My Lawyer, participants learned in an engaging and memorable way. Children who excelled in the activities and correctly answered questions received gifts.
Thank You
None of this work would be possible without the generosity of our donors, partners, volunteers, and supporters.
Every school fee paid, every medical supply delivered, every legal intervention pursued, every welfare visit made, and every child who returns to school with confidence is possible because you believe in our mission.
Together, we are building brighter futures, protecting children’s rights, and restoring hope, one child at a time.
As we prepare for another academic year, TOKAN Foundation and CRJJC remain committed to ensuring that every child has access to education, justice, care, and the opportunities they deserve.
Support Our Work
Your support helps sustain vital educational, welfare, medical, recreational, and legal interventions for our beneficiaries.
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Thank you for being part of this journey.