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Documenting the dreams, hopes and ambitions of children in Nigeria.
This account is managed by @tokanfoundation

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Name: Fawaz
Class: JSS 3

Hobbies: Reading and playing football

Future Ambition: I want to become a footballer when I grow up.

Daily after school routine: I attend to my school assignments, then visit my parents' market stall to assist them (my father sells yams, while my mother sells groundnuts).

Favourite subject: English
Favourite teacher: Mrs Oladipupo
Favourite food: Rice and beans

General School Experience: We have compassionate teachers who are willing to simplify each subject to our understanding; despite our school being a public school, with many students and many who are from very fragile and volatile backgrounds.

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#CoN #childrenofnigeria #football #school #reading #TOKANFoundation by @childrenofngr

Our focus: children and young people.
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The reason we are in existence is to ensure that children and young people are assisted in various aspects of their lives. We provide educational and financial support. We also provide mentorship and guidance where necessary.
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We are nothing without your support - 2019 was successful because of you and 2020 promises greater achievements. We do all this to ensure that less privileged children have better lives!
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#childrenofnigeria #studentchronicles #child #children #student #charity #purpose #reason #education #finance #mentorship #guidance #lagosnigeria #TokanFoundation by @childrenofngr

According to the Human Rights Watch, the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic brought about an increase in child labour. The story is not different in Nigeria.

Today, World Day Against Child Labour, we join the rest of the world in standing against child labour. Children have no place in the work force.
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#worlddayagainstchildlabour #childlabour #TOKANfoundation by @childrenofngr

On this international Day of the Girl child, we stand for every girl’s right to Education, Equality and Justice.

Every Girl deserves to learn without fear, to dream without limits and to love with dignity and equal opportunity.

#TOKANFoundation
#CRJJC
#ChildrenofNigeria
#DayOfTheGirlChild
#GirlsRights by @childrenofngr

Today, on World Teacher’s Day, we honour those who shape minds, inspire dreams, and build brighter futures.

Thank you for your patience, your passion, and your unwavering belief in
every child.

You make a lasting difference every day.

#TOKANFoundation
#Children
#Education
#Teachers by @childrenofngr

Happy Independence Day, Nigeria!!! by @childrenofngr

On Saturday, 12 September 2026, the TOKAN Foundation team delivered back-to-school supplies to children across four of the children’s correctional centres we support in Lagos:

📍 Children’s Correctional Centre for Girls (CCCG), Idi-Araba - 45 beneficiaries

📍 Special Correctional Centre for Girls (SCCG), Idi-Araba over 20 beneficiaries

📍 Correctional Centre for Junior Boys (CCJB), Birrel - 28 beneficiaries

📍 Correctional Centre for Senior Boys (CCSB), Isheri - over 20 beneficiaries

Ahead of the delivery, each centre was asked to submit the items specifically needed by the children, allowing us to tailor the support to their immediate requirements. The supplies delivered included stationery, toiletries, school bags, school shoes, sandals, shoe polish, belts, underwear, socks, wristwatches, slippers, and hostel wear for children in boarding school.

Our education support for the new session is already underway. Payment of school and lesson fees, the purchase of school books and other essential educational needs have commenced for our beneficiaries across secondary institutions.

However, there is still much to be done, and donations and support of any amount are warmly welcomed as we continue working to meet the educational needs of more children.

A very big thank you to our donors, partners, volunteers and friends whose generosity continues to make this support possible, every school term. 💙

Together, we are standing with children, building futures and creating possibilities.

#TOKANFoundation #BackToSchool #EducationForAll #EveryChildMatters by @childrenofngr

📚✨ WELCOME TO A NEW ACADEMIC YEAR!

A new year means a new class, new lessons, new challenges and new opportunities to grow. 🌱📖

To all our students, we wish you a successful and fulfilling academic year ahead.

Here’s to growth and new possibilities! 💙✨

Welcome back to school! 🎒📚

#TOKANFoundation
#ChildrenofNGR
#Nigeria
#BackToSchool by @childrenofngr

🥏 FRISBEE 3.0: 9 Girls. 9 Boys. Two Teams. One Game. One Champion! 🥏

On Monday, 24 August 2026, the energy was high as 18 teenagers came together for Frisbee Tournament 3.0, this time playing as 2 co-ed teams under the guidance of coach Lanre and coach Lauretta.

From fast throws to close plays and plenty of cheering, the children brought their enthusiasm, competitiveness and team spirit to the field. 💪🏽

We were also excited to have members of the Ultimate Frisbee Club in attendance, cheering the participants on and celebrating their progress. Their continued encouragement has helped make Frisbee more than just a game for these children, it has become a space to build confidence, friendships, teamwork and new skills.

What started as a recreational activity in 2025 has grown into something the children genuinely look forward to. And watching them play, compete and cheer one another on reminds us that every child deserves opportunities to discover what they can do.

Here’s to more games, more laughter, more confidence and many more moments on the field! 🥏❤️

Frisbee 3.0 — and we’re just getting started!

Watch out for Frisbee Tournament 4.0 in December 2026.

📸 @irregular_ola

Big thanks to Aunty Mobola for another succesful event!

#TOKANFoundation
#UltimateFrisbee
#UFC
#ChildWelfare by @childrenofngr

Today was a reminder of why this work matters. ❤️⚖️

Today, three boys represented by CRJJC walked out of court as free children.

One had been in detention since 2025. Two others had been detained since 2024. For their families, these were not just “cases” on a court list. These were their children, boys they had been separated from for years, with little understanding of what was happening with their cases or when they would come home.

In July, CRJJC met the children at the NCoS Borstal Training Institute, Adigbe. We began tracing their matters across the courts.

For one of the boys, we discovered that his case had already been struck out in March 2026. Yet he remained in detention. We immediately applied for the release order, followed up on its issuance, paid the necessary costs for its transmission, and ensured it was served on the Borstal Institute on Friday, 14 August.

Today, he walked out.

For the other two boys, their case file had to be traced to the Ijoko Magistrate Court. We followed up with the Court, ensured that the boys were produced for today's proceedings and continued to advocate for their release. The Magistrate noted that the complainant appeared to have abandoned the matter, and the boys were released to their families.

After years apart, their parents were able to take their children home.

This is what our work at CRJJC looks like.

It is the hours spent searching court registries. The calls and follow-ups. The journeys between courts. The applications. The filing and transmission costs. The logistics of getting children to court. The conversations with prosecutors and court officials. And, most importantly, the determination to keep going until we find an answer for a child who has been waiting.

These three boys are not statistics. They are children with families, lives and futures waiting for them.

And today, they went home.

There are still other children waiting. Other files to trace. Other families waiting for answers.

We will keep searching. We will keep advocating. We will keep showing up.

Because no child should spend years in detention simply because no one followed up on their case.

#TOKANFoundation
#CRJJC
#ChildRight by @childrenofngr

Safeguarding children is far more than protecting them from harm. It is about ensuring that every institution they encounter—from the police station to the courtroom, from correctional centres to social welfare agencies—recognises their rights, respects their dignity and acts in their best interests.

A child who comes into contact with the law should never lose the protections that childhood affords. Yet, too often, children are detained when alternatives exist, denied timely legal representation, or left waiting for months—even years—for their cases to progress.

A child justice system can only fulfil its purpose when every stakeholder understands that children are not simply “smaller adults". They require a system designed around rehabilitation, protection and accountability, not punishment alone.

The Child's Rights Act (and the Child's Rights Laws enacted across the states) require that alternatives to detention be considered whenever appropriate. Depriving a child of liberty should never be the starting point—it should always be the measure of last resort.

At the Child Rights & Juvenile Justice Center (CRJJC), we are committed not only to providing essential legal support to children, but also to strengthening public understanding of children's rights and promoting a child justice system that truly safeguards every child.

Please support our awareness campaign by following our page, engaging with our content and sharing it within your network.

You can also support our work by donating to:
Zenith Bank Plc Account Name: TOKAN Foundation Account Number: 1015972986
or via Paystack: https://paystack.com/pay/tokanfoundation

If a child requires legal assistance, please contact us at crjjc@tokanfoundation.com or send us a direct message.

Together, we can build a justice system where every child is protected, every right is respected, and no child is left behind.

#crjjc
#TOKANFoundation
#childrights
#education
#childprotection
#Nigeria
#ChildsRightAct
#ChildsRightLaw by @childrenofngr

Every child has a right to parental care and protection, and to maintenance by his/her parents or guardians (to the extent of their means). This right is guaranteed by the Child’s Right Act and the Child’s Right Laws of the various states in Nigeria.

A child may be separated from his/her parent or guardian where it is determined that they are unable to provide care, protection, or maintenance to the child. Oftentimes, this separation can be prevented when necessary financial and social support is provided to the parent/guardian by the government, NGOs, or well-meaning individuals.

By helping children remain in positive family relationships with access to necessary care, protection, and maintenance, we can help improve their outcomes in life. We also reduce their chances of physical or emotional abuse, trauma, or other occurrencies which may cause the child to engage in detrimental behaviours.

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The Child Rights and Juvenile Justice Center (CRJJC), registered as the 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.

We work with families, social workers, school proprietors, correctional centers and other institutions for children to ensure that children can properly navigate their way through the system. We also advocate tirelessly for the rights of children who are thrown into the juvenile justice system and help them navigate their way out or through it. We also help to ensure that they meet their terms of release and can transition seamlessly back into school. Where possible, and if in the best interest of the child, we assist with uniting/reuniting children with their families, guardians, or foster parents.

Donations remain crucial to our work and you can support our activities with donations to:

TOKAN Foundation’s bank account No. 1015972986 (Zenith Bank Plc) or https://paystack.com/pay/tokanfoundation

We also welcome partnerships. by @childrenofngr