JUMIA, 1 Child 1 Book Give Out Free Books to Pupils

Jumia.com.ng, Nigeria’s no. 1 shopping destination recently partnered with the ‘1 Child, 1 Book’ an initiative of the Tosin Jegede Foundation to deliver free books to pupils of the Ojota Primary School in Lagos, in line with its commitment to corporate social responsibility and placing its mark in improving the level of literacy in society particularly among kids.

Others in attendance were representatives of DHL and First City Monument Bank co-sponsors of the event.

Also in attendance were representatives from the local government and state government.

In pushing this initiative further, for any book bought on jumia.com a book is donated to the ‘1 Child, 1 Book’ for a kid who can’t afford one.

Jumia provides its customers with a one stop shopping experience that is convenient, safe and stress-free.

Jumia has become Nigeria #1 ecommerce platform, with every day, over 100,000 unique visitors and a daily subscriber base of over 400,000 people. 

Jumia also secured with its partners Kaymu, Vamido and Hellofood $35 million in funding from MILLICOM. Before this JP Morgan made a significant investment in the business, followed by Summit Partners with $26 million.