Abuja, NIGERIA – The Pzafaama Helping Hands Foundation (PHHF) has empowered 500 less-privileged school pupils in Abuja and unveiled the architectural model for an ambitious youth development and empowerment centre to be built in Nigeria’s capital.
The event, held on Saturday, August 3, 2025, at Pave Hotel in Jabi, adjacent to the NAF Conference and Suites, marked a major milestone in the Foundation’s ongoing mission to uplift underprivileged communities through education, social welfare, and skills acquisition. The ceremony also coincided with the 50th birthday celebration of the Foundation’s founder and Chief Executive Officer, Ambassador Princess (Dr.) Hauwa U. A. Abdul-Dimka, who used the opportunity to call on well-meaning Nigerians and philanthropists to support the building project.
At the heart of the occasion was the distribution of educational and welfare kits to 500 school pupils, most of whom came from low-income households. Each pupil received a school bag, food flask, water bottle, and writing materials. The gesture is part of PHHF’s school-support initiative aimed at encouraging classroom retention, improving learning outcomes, and restoring dignity to children from underserved backgrounds.
According to the Foundation, this empowerment programme is one of several humanitarian outreaches carried out by the organisation across Nigeria, especially in underserved and rural communities.
The highlight of the event was the unveiling of a detailed model of a multi-purpose facility to be built in Abuja. The centre is designed to serve as a hub for youth empowerment, vocational training, and social support services. The foundation’s multi-functional complex, which is set to include an administrative building, five vocational training halls, gender-segregated hostel accommodations, four tutorial classrooms, a kitchen and dining area, places of worship (a mosque and a church), a sports environment, an assembly hall, and stringent security installations, including CCTV-equipped observation towers and perimeter fencing
According to Princess Abdul-Dimka, the project is designed to offer not just aid, but lasting empowerment through education, skills acquisition, and safe shelter.
“This is more than a construction project; it is a vision to restore hope, dignity, and purpose to our youths. We are calling on kind-hearted Nigerians, private sector, philanthropists and corporate sponsors to invest in the future of our children by supporting this noble cause,” said Princess Abdul-Dimka. The event drew a wide array of dignitaries and stakeholders, including high-ranking officers from security agencies, civil society, and traditional institutions.
In attendance were Hajiya Hajara Alkali, the 21st Indigenous President of the Police Officers Wives Association (POWA), who served as Mother of the Day, and AIG Hajiya Aishat Bajju, Office of the Force Gender Advisor the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters Abuja, who was honoured as Queen Mother of the Day.
Other distinguished guests included representatives from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Officers Wives Association, Dr. Gokum, President of the Ngas National Association, and senior officers of the Nigerian Police Force and other security agencies.
Adding cultural vibrancy to the event were traditional dancers from the Ngas ethnic group of Plateau State, who performed various folkloric displays, celebrating the foundation’s community-oriented spirit. The unveiling ceremony builds on PHHF’s growing reputation for grassroots humanitarian interventions across Nigeria. In February 2023, the foundation fed over 500 candidates registering for JAMB at the Asaba E-Library in Delta State, providing them with food and drinks during long waiting periods.
In Plateau State, PHHF donated 100 bags of rice, cartons of noodles, and protective face masks to the Rong community during a special outreach. The Foundation also provided 2,000 pupils in Primary School Rong with uniforms, sandals, school bags, food packs, and football kits, all aimed at boosting school attendance and wellbeing.
The Foundation in the past adopted 12 orphans and donated food, clothing, and a power generator to orphanages, including the Mother of Divine Grace Orphanage. The Foundation continues to support these orphans with school fees and welfare into tertiary education.PHHF also runs a bursary scheme, daily feeding packs, and welfare services for internally displaced persons (IDPs), especially in conflict-affected parts of the country.
Princess Hauwa Abdul-Dimka, a native of Plateau State and an alumna of Delta State University (Business Administration), founded The Pzafaama Helping Hands Foundation in 2019. Her leadership has earned her numerous awards, including the Africa Medallion Award by TimeAfrica Magazine in 2022 for outstanding humanitarian service.
“Every child deserves a fair chance, and through this Foundation, we are trying to level the playing field for those often forgotten by society,” she said.
PHHF is currently calling on individuals, organisations, and international donors to contribute toward the realisation of the proposed empowerment centre in Abuja. The Foundation believes the project will serve as a national model for youth-focused development and reintegration programmes.
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