On the 10 March 2013, 500 volunteers that included Jumia staff, Gbemi(Beat FM), Dami(Beat FM), Djinee, Weird MC, Shawlz (Classic FM), Lilian Unachukwu, Jeffery Daniel, Tosin Bucknor, Phyno, Ice Prince, Dammy Krane, Eminic, Joseph Benjamin, Toke Makinwa, Tillaman, Godwin& Sabina(Naija FM), Ill Bliss, Koch, Shadow d Don and many more celebrities converged in Ebute Metta for ‘Jumia feeds Lagos’ , an event put together by Nigeria’s online retailer to hand a new lease of life to the destitute and less privileged in the society.

The day saw volunteers converge early in the day, with all hands on deck as they cooked up a storm for the less privileged. There was also lots of fun, music, games and more on hand to spice up the day. Highlight of the day was the volunteers interacting one on one with the less privileged with an aim to giving them ‘HOPE’ for tomorrow. As part of the joys of the day, Jumia also presented Okobaba Open Field, Ebute Metta venue of the event with a pumping machine to drain their playing field during the rainy season.

According to Afam Anyika, Public Relations manager at Jumia, “It is of great honor to introduce such a CSR initiative. ‘Jumia feeds Lagos’, a project initiated by Jumia Nigeria, Nigeria’s number 1 online retailer, a day for extending benevolence to the less privileged and destitute in the society. We write this letter humbly requesting your stations presence in covering this news worthy event. Aim for us primarily is to show well-meaning Nigerians and cooperates regardless of your industry there is still a lot we can do to improve society.

This is a welcome initiative by Nigeria’s No 1 Online Retail Store, we sincerely hope other organizations would emulate them.
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That is charitable of them

VERY GOOD NEWS. I SEE JEFFREY DANIEL IN THE BACKGOUND. THATS A LEGEND RIGHT THERE

lovely.......

Afterparty. Y didnt u inform us before the event?

that's nice, keep it up.

I love Jumia.com.....my no1 online retailer. Others shud emulate dis.

More grace to their elbow

So sad it's at the expense of poor Lagosian.... do something more useful like building homes.

na rice were meat no dey inside were them share give those kids were them come dey make mouth #nonsense

If you feed them today what about tomorrow?

gen2briz: More grace to their elbow

and more esther to your Joystick

what about paying for the school fees of (100) of these children to privileged schools? Don't get me started....

dinggle: If you feed them today what about tomorrow?

Do not be anxious of tomorrow.

What a good deed to emulate. More power to ur elbow jumia

miteolu:

Do not be anxious of tomorrow.

it may never come... many of these children may be used for rituals, become future kidnappers, or be raped but at least today, they get to eat RICE with meat.

Give a man Fish & feed him for a day, Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime,

This though is a step in the right direction

Nice PR

quest003: Afterparty. Y didnt u inform us before the event?

you be destitute? Abi u self won go chop awoof rice?

When you feed them today, what are they going to eat tomorrow, huh

Keep feeding them for a day when you can add your voice through the platform you have got to make sure they never go hungry again...

Poor kids..

Le Ostrich: Teach a man how to fish

dinggle: If you feed them today what about tomorrow?

ebamma: na rice were meat no dey inside were them share give those kids were them come dey make mouth #nonsense

Apart from typing this trash here, what have u done to put smiles on those faces?! Abi u no dey see them before? Ode!

dinggle: If you feed them today what about tomorrow?

They are not the only ones in naija oh, there are others out there, what they just did was to set the ball rolling. yes, it might be a publicity stunt, but then at least these kids got a day's meal. Another group might just come tomorrow with a better package

Good move.
I sha hope say no be the funds wey dem get recently dem dey chop so..

I thought I saw
Jumia Feeds 1,500 prosstitutes In Lagos

Very nice gesture,I would implore medical practioners to start distributing contraceptive pills to beggers who breed like ants knowwing that people we give them money.

obowunmi: PUBLICITY STUNT...... RUBBISH.

Immature comment...even if it is for 'popularity stunt'...it is at least better than ppl who sit their ass down and are so much into themselves that they don't think of others let alone the destitute. Whatever is good is good, we should stop destructively criticising good deeds.

sholay2011:
Immature comment...even if it is for 'popularity stunt'...it is at least better than ppl who sit their ass down and are so much into themselves that they don't think of others let alone the destitute. Whatever is good is good, we should stop destructively criticising good deeds.

Almost every celebrity in Nigeria helps the under or less privileged.... even Toke Makinwa and Toolz (this makes "God" forgive quicker the men and women who do ashawo work or adultery to earn their living.)

ITbomb: I thought I saw
Jumia Feeds 1,500 prosstitutes In Lagos

Yes, child prostitutes roaming around Ikeja.... would be nicer to give them accommodation or pay for school fees.