The Sam Empowerment Foundation (SEF), an NGO, has called on the federal government, Nigerian leaders and other well-meaning individuals to prioritise the welfare of the underprivileged for socio-economic development of the country.
The Programme Director of the Foundation, Mrs. Kiema Ogunlana, made the call during a Sallah party organised by the Foundation, in celebration of the Ramadan season with the indigent people living in Orozo community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
She said the Sallah celebration is an initiative from the Founder/President of the Foundation, Dr. Aisha Achimugu (OFR), with an unwavering passion to improve the quality of lives of Nigerians, especially children and women living in vulnerable conditions in the country.
She added that aside the Sallah party, throughout the entire Ramadan fasting period, about 500 indigent persons, especially orphans and vulnerable children were fed daily across three communities in the FCT, Karu, Guzape and Garki village.
She believes that it is important to organise the feeding program as a way of celebrating the season and demonstrate love and kindness to fellow Nigerians.
“The programme is aimed at alleviating the hunger and suffering of vulnerable people in the community and ensuring that no child goes hungry after the fasting,” Ogunlana noted.
She said the foundation’s impact programmes in health, education, empowerment, capacity- building and psychosocial development, among other interventions brought hope, happiness and light to many Nigerians.
The Chief Imam, Yoruba of Orozo Central Mosque, Adepoju Abdulmajeed Busayo, while thanking the foundation for their kind gesture, called on the government and other stakeholders to emulate SEF to help cushion the hardship in the society. Busayo said the hardship people are going through as a result of the current economic and security challenges in the country requires for everyone to be their brother’s keeper.
A parent, Mrs. Joy Ruth, commended the Mrs. Achimugu for the kind gesture and called on other organisations to help the needy in the society.
It’s impact programmes in health, education, empowerment, capacity- building and psychosocial development, among other interventions has brought hope, happiness and light to many Nigerians.
The Chief Imam Yoruba of Orozo Central Mosque, Adepoju Abdulmajeed Busayo, while thanking the foundation for their kind gesture, called on the government and other stakeholders to emulate SEF to help cushion the hardship in the society.
