UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has distributed essential materials worth several millions of naira and dollars to various vulnerable communities and other beneficiaries.

Several items were distributed as sustenance to school students, orphanages, internally displaced persons (IDP) camps, and vulnerable communities across Nigeria and 19 other African nations where the bank operates.

As part of its Food Bank and Giving Back drive, the bank impacted over 100,000 individuals in the communities with essential items and cash gifts, between November 2025 and January 2026, with the aim of alleviating the financial strain associated with the end of the year and beginning of the new year.

The distribution underscored the bank’s unwavering commitment to fostering hope, and resilience among individuals living within the communities where it operates.

In Nigeria for instance, UBA Foundation’s outreach extended to beneficiaries across all the regions of the country, impacting homes, and IDP camps including the Daughter of Mercy Mother of Mary Orphanage Home in Abia; the Trinitarian Foundation for Orphans and the Helpless in Ebonyi; The Destitute Home Okobaba in Lagos; Oyiza Orphanage and Foster Foundation in Oyo; Itsoghena Orphanage Home in Edo; Enoima Children Home in Akwa Ibom; Yekope Orphanage in Kogi; IDP Camps in Niger and Borno; UMCN Orphanage Home in Taraba; Kebbi Children’s Home; and the Orphanage Home in Dutse, Jigawa.

In Africa, UBA Foundation’s humanitarian efforts and nutritional support were also replicated in Benin Republic, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo Brazzaville, Congo DRC, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia, where several hundreds of thousands were also impacted.

Managing Director, UBA Foundation, Bola Atta visited some of the orphanages including the Destitute Home Okobaba, Lagos where she distributed non-perishable food items and school materials to adults and students alike.

She emphasised the foundation’s belief in impacting lives all-year round, to create lasting effect and touch the lives of people in all areas, regardless of location and economic barriers.

She said: “At UBA Foundation, we believe that true development begins with compassion and action. Through our various Food Bank and Giving Back initiatives, we are not only providing nourishment and essential support, but also restoring hope and creating pathways for children and families to learn, grow, and thrive. This is our commitment to Africa: to show up consistently, act responsibly, and leave no community behind.

“Our various interventions aim to support people by equipping them not only with the right tools but also with the essential nourishment required for cognitive development and physical well-being”.

The foundation has a long-standing tradition of philanthropy, with numerous initiatives across Africa including the National Essay Competition, The Read Africa Project, Tree Planting for Sustainability, Health Outreaches, Each1 Teach 1, Kindness Connect, Food Bank, and others, aimed at empowering the underprivileged and poverty alleviation.