Over the years, Hoffen Project, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) created to give hope to areas often ignored by charity groups has sustained the unreserved culture of giving to the underprivileged children during the Christmas festival.
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This year was no difference as the NGO created memorable experiences for the underserved children in Otumara-Ilaje community and Ebute Metta, Lagos by organising a Christmas party on December 26, 2023.

The Christmas party featured fun games, music and food for the children. Hoffen Project also distributed clothes, toys and school supplies to the children in the community.

According to the founder, Hoffen Project, Oluwatooni Akinola, the organisation embarked in the act since 2018 in the spirit of giving back to the society, as the Yuletide season is a period to show love and share gifts not only to love ones but to the underserved and less privileged.

Akinola said the 2023 event is the sixth edition of the initiative, which had previously been held in Makoko, Iwaya, Oworo, Apapa-Ajegunle, and Agboyi areas in Lagos. “We realised that at the end of the year, most orphanages are remembered and recognised by organisations and individuals, but we also have remote areas, and slums that are worse off and ignored. We then decided at the end of each year, we will try to make them happy. This is what Hoffen is about, hope for the less-privileged. We come with clothes and food, and also give the children a good time to merry.”

Also speaking at the event, a member of Hoffen’s board of trustees, Tinuoye Akinola said, the organisation’s long-term goal is to be a facilitator of lasting impact on communities. “We have put smiles on their faces, but food is temporary which is why we have thought about doing something more permanent in the future. We have future plans to look at what the community lacks and try to provide it for them. Maybe water, electricity etc. We are thinking of the bigger picture that the community, not just the children, will benefit from.”
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