Welfare · 2024
DOE Support for Widows
The annual widows' programme: cash and food support for 700 widows in January 2024, continuing a cause he has championed since 2017.
- Location
- Surulere
- Beneficiaries
- 700 beneficiaries
Giving · DOE initiatives
Widows, elders and young people first
Since lending his face to a campaign against the maltreatment of widows in 2017, widows' welfare has been the through-line of Desmond Elliot's giving. The DOE programmes extend that care to elderly residents, patients needing surgery, and students.
Programmes
Education · 2023
Scholarships and JAMB forms for indigent studentsawaiting confirmation
Scholarships and examination forms for students from low-income families. Numbers are being confirmed before publication.
- Location
- Surulere
Welfare · 2022
HMO cover for elderly residents
Health maintenance organisation cover for around 700 elderly residents of the constituency.
- Location
- Surulere
- Beneficiaries
- 700 beneficiaries
Youth & sport · 2022
Under-16 football competitionawaiting confirmation
An annual youth football competition paired with anti-drug talks for young people in the constituency.
- Location
- Surulere
Beneficiaries are never named or pictured without their consent.