The Helpline Social Support Initiative has doled out assorted food items, clothes and other relief materials to widows and vulnerable women in Abuja.
Some of the items distributed include rice, salt, vegetable oil, wrappers and other condiments, to ensure they have a memorable yuletide celebration.
Also, the beneficiaries in their hundreds at the Helpline Initiative’s End of Year Outreach powered by its donors weekend, were empowered with entrepreneurial talk on improving their businesses and training in hat making (turban) , to help them become economically empowered members of their respective communities.
Speaking on the sideline of the event, the president of Helpline Social Support Initiative, Dr. Jumai Ahmadu, noted that the outreach programme was filled with love as the organisation in collaboration with its donor partners were able to touch lives and provide hope for the beneficiaries drawn from across the FCT and beyond to enjoy the season.
Ahmadu, who thanked partners, volunteers, family and friends for standing by the Helpline Initiative in the past 21 years, said that unwavering support has been instrumental in its mission, making it possible for it to impact positively on the society.
She added: “Every act of kindness counts, and together, we’re creating lasting change in our community.
“At Helpline, we identified that the need to impact positively on people, and we always ensure that our partners are carried along in everything that we do.
“We bring them to help us teach the women entrepreneurial skills, which is what has resulted to all the products you have seen here.
“We are training and encouraging them to ensure that they are able to have their products to become what they can export, as the platform is already there to enable people earn foreign currencies, so as to contribute to our national growth.”
Yuletide: Helpline empowers vulnerable widows in Abuja
