Our Programme & Operations Associate is regularly in court monitoring ongoing cases handled by CRJJC, ensuring that children in conflict with the law are not left unheard or unsupported.

Through the dedication of our volunteer lawyers, CRJJC maintains a consistent presence in court, providing pro bono legal representation and standing in the gap for children who cannot stand alone.

At every stage, we work to ensure fairness, dignity, and protection within the Child Justice System.

The Child Rights and Juvenile Justice Center (CRJJC), registered as Child Rights and Juvenile Advocacy Center with CAC/IT/No/193337, is the legal services arm of TOKAN Foundation. We provide legal support to children and juveniles in Nigeria. Our wholistic approach to child rights advocacy and juvenile justice helps to ensure that children and juveniles receive needed support in and out of the court room.

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We are filled with gratitude for the support that has made our mission possible throughout 2025. Together, we have brought hope, justice, and brighter futures to countless children. As we celebrate, let us continue spreading joy, love, and compassion.

Here's wishing you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas.

Thank you for being part of our journey to protect and empower children everywhere!

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The soul of humanity is found in the way we treat our children, ensuring their basic needs are met and their rights are respected. We're filled with gratitude for the progress made and the lives touched. With your support, we've been able to reach more children and families with critical support that bring hope, dignity and opportunity.

Here is a look at what we accomplished together during the Third Term Academic Session and Long Vacation:

At TOKAN Foundation, it is our conviction that education is a fundamental human right, not a privilege. We believe that every child, regardless of circumstance, deserves access to quality learning and the support they need to succeed from basic necessities, like school supplies and meals, to additional resources, like tutorials and healthcare, so they can reach their full potential. Over the years, we’ve empowered hundreds of children with access to quality education, providing comprehensive support that includes tuition scholarships, daily lunch stipends, school supplies, social support, after school and national examination preparatory lessons, monthly internet/data support, legal representation through our Child Rights and Juvenile Justice Center ("CRJJC”).

In the 3rd Term and Long Vacation of the 2024/2025 Academic Year, we provided educational, social, medical, and legal support through CRJJC to dozens of children.

In addition, we did the following:

• CRJJC conducted its Know Your Rights Initiative at St Timothy College and at children’s correctional centres across Lagos;
• we partnered with Drug Aid Africa to donate essential drugs and supplies to four children's centers across Lagos;
• we donated sanitary pads and panty liners to Special Correctional Center for Girls, Idi Araba (“SCCG);
• we purchased wristwatches for our graduating students, courtesy of one of our sponsors, and purchased their graduation outfits;
• TOKAN Foundation was recognized as the Best Child Advocacy and Juvenile Justice NPO 2025 – Nigeria by Acquisition International under their annual Non-Profit Organisation Awards.

Finally, Omobolanle Ajipe joined TOKAN Foundation and CRJJC as our Programme and Operations Associate. Mobola loves watching movies and reading. She also loves children, hence her desire to work with us.

Read the complete report at: 3rd Term 2025 and Long Vacation Report. Follow us on social media and subscribe to our newsletter to stay updated on our activities.

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Impact Report: 2nd Term (January - April 2025)

Equity is so much more than a word — it is what drives us. At TOKAN Foundation, we believe that access to quality education is a basic human right, and no child should be denied because of their socio-economic status, disability, gender, health status, religious beliefs, or any other factor.

Equity demands that children also receive the essential items they need for a wholesome educational experience: shoes, school bags, uniforms, supplies, textbooks, lunch stipends, after-school lessons, payments for national exams, and, where necessary, medical and legal support to ensure that they can gain meaningfully from their education.

For the 2nd Term, we continued our mission of providing meaningful support to our beneficiaries. Donations received enabled us to provide ₦4,609,700 (Four Million, Six Hundred and Nine Thousand, Seven Hundred Naira) in educational scholarships, social, medical, and legal support to beneficiaries as follows:

We paid tuition scholarships and PTA fees for 16 students, purchased textbooks for 39 students, daily lunch stipends for 15 students, school bags, shoes, and other supplies for 96 students, national exams preparatory lessons for 3 students, after school lessons for 8 students, medical support through Drug Aid Africa for 30+ children, legal support through CRJJC for  6 children, and payment of monthly salaries for secondary school class teachers at the Special Correctional Center for Girls in Idi-Araba (SCCG).

It's been a busy term! To help us do even more work to support marginalized children, click the button below, make a bank transfer to account No. 1015972986 (Zenith Bank Plc) or https://paystack.com/pay/tokanfoundation.

Educational, Social and Legal Support 

Students in five centers–Children’s Correctional Center for Girls in Idi-Araba (CCCG), Special Correctional Center for Girls in Idi-Araba (SCCG), Children’s Correctional Center for Junior Boys in Yaba (CCJB), Children’s Correctional Center for Senior Boys in Isheri (CCSB), and Special Correctional Center for Boys in Ikeja (SCCB)--received school supplies at the beginning of the term. Students in CCCG, CCJB, and CCSB also received educational scholarships, stipends, and social support through bi-weekly visits. We provided pro bono legal services to 6 children in SCCG and SCCB through the Child Rights and Juvenile Justice Center (CRJJC). During this period, we secured the release of two boys while four other cases are ongoing. We also continued the Special Approved School for secondary school students in SCCG, paying salaries for teachers who taught various subjects.

CRJJC: Know Your Rights Initiative

On Saturday, 18 January 2025, CRJJC partnered with Drug Aid Africa to host its Know Your Rights Initiative for the girls and residents of the Mosafejo community of Oworonshoki, Lagos.

The Initiative educated participants on Child Rights, Child Justice Administration, and recognising and leveraging these rights. A core goal was empowering children to advocate for themselves and their peers against rights violations and to seek legal support when necessary. The event included interactive discussions on child rights and laws, as well as giveaways, icebreakers, and other fun activities that enabled the children to be creative, but most importantly, have fun.

Drug Aid Africa also provided sanitary pads to the women and girls, accompanied by an educational session on proper use and menstrual hygiene. We couldn’t have pulled this off without Drug Aid Africa and our awesome team of CRJJC lawyers and volunteers, including Tope Tokan-Lawal, Akorede Adelupe, Lolade Ayeni, Oyeyosola Diya, Raphael Irenen, Niyi Olawale, Sharon Ogunjiofor, and Olanrewaju Ali.

Partnership: Donation of Medicines and Supplies

In March, we partnered with our friends over at Drug Aid Africa to donate essential drugs and medical supplies to CCJB, including painkillers, dewormers, antimalarials, and antibiotics. This is part of our continuing collaboration with Drug Aid, with follow-up donations to be made throughout the year.

Fundraiser: 3rd Term (April - July 2025)

Your donations helped us achieve so much. Thanks to you, we touched more lives in the 2nd Term compared to previous terms. The 3rd Term will commence on Monday, 28 April 2025, and we hope to continue our impact and ensure that our beneficiaries can thrive in and out of school. Your donations remain crucial to our work, and we hope you will continue to work with us to bridge the gap and ensure every child has a future filled with boundless opportunities and growth. You can support our activities with donations to the foundation’s Account No. 1015972986 (Zenith Bank Plc), by clicking the donate button, or copying and pasting this link in your browser: https://paystack.com/pay/tokanfoundation. We also welcome partnerships from individuals, businesses, organisations, and the government.

TOKAN Foundation for Children and Young People is a registered charity dedicated to providing financial, educational, and social wellness support to vulnerable children and young people across Nigeria, and legal support through the Child Rights and Juvenile Justice Center (“CRJJC”). We believe that every child and young person deserves a future filled with opportunities and growth. Through our various programs, we strive to one day create a world where no child or young person is denied a future of possibilities. For more information about TOKAN Foundation, CRJJC, or to discuss ways you can support our work, please reach out to us at hello@tokanfoundation.com or on X, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.

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Thanks to the generous support of our donors, volunteers, and partners, we were able to deliver life-changing programs that provided hope, education, and essential services to children and their families.

You can read our full report at: 2023-24 Academic Report

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We are happy with this recognition and celebrate with her and our team at TOKAN Foundation, as well as our donors, volunteers, supporters, well wishers and partners. This award celebrates us all!

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