{
  "id": 17506376,
  "title": "Tokunbo Wahab’s DOZ Love Foundation Empowers 10,000 Widows, Single Mothers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/tokunbo-wahabs-doz-love-foundation-empowers-10-000-widows-single",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T00:40:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/11/01/tokunbo-wahabs-doz-love-foundation-empowers-10000-widows-single-mothers-2/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tokunbo Wahab's DOZ Love Foundation has empowered 10,000 widows and single mothers across Lagos State. The foundation, founded by Bishop Obafemi Lucas and Prophetess Funmilola Lucas, has been funded by Wahab for four consecutive years. DOZ operates on a partnership model, collaborating with philanthropic organizations, public-spirited individuals, and community leaders. This approach enables the foundation to reach thousands of beneficiaries, providing immediate assistance while boosting their confidence and capacity to navigate their situations with dignity.\n\nThe program offers sewing machines, grinding machines, hairdressing gear, makeup kits, cash grants, and business recapitalization support. Additionally, the foundation runs medical outreaches, provides free health checks, distributes food packs, and clothes. Wahab's continuous support has allowed the program to maintain its annual schedule and expand its reach for almost a decade.\n\nNotable attendees at the latest edition of the program, including the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and other traditional rulers, have brought attention to the foundation's work and the role royal institutions can play in community welfare. Wahab's sponsorship is not merely ceremonial, as a widow who receives a sewing machine this year may require support again next year, or a single mother who restocks her shop may need a medical check six months later. The value lies in the equipment that initiates a business and the check that identifies problems early.\n\nFor the beneficiaries, the program's impact is evident, while Wahab's contribution represents sustained support instead of one-off generosity. With ten thousand women benefiting from the foundation, the difference is undeniable.",
  "summary": "A little rain each day will fill the rivers to overflowing. So goes the Liberian proverb. What it leaves out is how tiring it must be for the rain that",
  "key_points": [
    "DOZ Love Foundation empowers 10,000 widows and single mothers in Lagos State",
    "Foundation funded by Tokunbo Wahab for four consecutive years",
    "Provides sewing machines, cash grants, medical outreaches, and business support"
  ],
  "editors_take": "By combining business tools with essential healthcare, the foundation shifts from providing temporary relief to establishing a sustained model of economic and physical stability for vulnerable women.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}