COVID19 Relief

November 23 2022

Operation LADDER

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Delta State

Delta State

Anambra State

Anambra State

Anambra State

Delta State

Anambra Relief Distribution with the Deputy Governor in attendance

CEO Whitefield Foundation with the Executive Secretary SEMA, Anambra State and Representative of The Coca Cola Foundation in Nigeria

At the Government House Anambra State

In 2022, Nigeria faced devastating floods due to heavy rains causing loss of life, displacement, and destruction of houses, farms, and infrastructure. It was considered the worst flood in over a decade with 603 deaths, 2,400 injuries, and over 1.4 million displaced people as reported by NEMA in October 2022. The situation was exacerbated by the release of excess water from the Lagdo dam in Northern Cameroon into Nigeria through River Benue, causing further harm to vulnerable communities.

The floods resulted in the destruction or damage of over 300,000 houses and an estimated 569,251 hectares of damaged farmland, leading to the loss of food sources and income for affected households.

In response to the plight of victims of the flood and in line with our mission and vision of no poverty, we set out to bring relief and support to flood-disaster victims, especially in the southern states of Nigeria. An initiative named Operation LADDER (Laugh At Deluge, Drink, Eat, and Rejuvenate) was launched by WF and its partners to bring relief and support to flood survivors and their households.

Then, in November 2022, Whitefield Foundation was awarded a humanitarian aid grant to provide relief materials to flood disaster victims under the project Operation LADDER by The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF).

The goal of the TCCF-sponsored initiative was to provide aid to flood-affected communities in Anambra and Delta States.

The relief project was implemented over a 2-month period, engaging with relevant government agencies such as State Emergency Management Agency in Delta and Anambra State, local authorities like Local Government Chairpersons, and community leaders, with a focus on working with women leaders. The relief materials were distributed directly to the communities, ensuring that the victims and their households received them.

In Anambra State, the flood-ravaged communities in over one-third of the LGAs in the state. 5700 households (34,200 people indirectly) in 57 communities received relief materials, which included food, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) supplies, and empowerment materials.

In Delta State, the intervention was laser focused in four LGAs; Isoko South, Ughelli North, Ndokwa East, and Oshimili South. A total of 3,059 households (18,354 people indirectly) across 21 communities and villages benefited directly from the relief intervention implementation in Delta State.

The partners involved in the operation included:

The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) provided the funding for food and WASH supplies.
Nigeria Bottling Company (NBC) provided cartons of bottled water and juice.
Chi Pharmaceuticals Limited (Chi Pharma) supplied over-the-counter drugs, such as antimalarial, decongestants for adults and children, and multivitamins.
Capstone Resource Center (CRC) contributed logistics and funding for cassava and rice seedlings.
Sterling One Foundation (SOF) provided funds for the distribution of cassava stems.
Individual donors offered logistics support and funding for seedlings.
Anambra State Emergency Management Agency facilitated the warehousing of relief materials.

Operation LADDER provided relief to 8,759 households and 52,554 people indirectly in 78 communities and villages across 12 local government areas in the two states. The Food and WASH supplies were enough to sustain an average family of 6 individuals for 4 weeks.

In addition to the food and WASH supplies, Operation LADDER, in partnership with organizations such as the Capstone Resource Center, Sterling One Foundation, and individual donors, provided seedlings to 2,800 small-holder farmers, 80% of whom were women. The provision of 700,000 high-yield cassava stems and 100 bags of high-yield rice seedlings will also impact the community in several ways including the following;

Cultivate a total of 490-560 acres of cassava and 100-140 acres of rice farmlands leading to the restoration of about 700 acres of farmland (Estimation)
The cassava plantations will also yield up to 3,120-3,580 tons of cassava tubers upon harvest (with proper cultivation practice)
Produce 5,600,000 to 8,400,000 high-yield stems for farming by the next planting season (Estimation)

June 30 2022

EQUIP 60000

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WFF and Kano State Agency For Mass Literacy

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EQUIP 60,000 Youth & Women Empowerment Initiative

‘E.Q.U.I.P’ achieved the following with each beneficiary:

E – Educate; teach skill and empowering knowledge,

Q – Quench; quench the poverty status and mentality,

U – Upgrade; upgrade the skill and mindset of participants,

I – Illuminate; show and lead participants into new ways of economic growth and

P – Pivot; set the lives of participants on a sustainable growth trajectory.

‘E.Q.U.I.P’ was a hybrid program that combined digital and physical training and used an integrative four-level approach towards youth and women empowerment.

EQUIP officially took off in November 2021 with well-attended and highly publicized press conferences in the city of Lagos and Kano. The training continued till March 2022 and ended in April 2022 with two closing ceremonies, a physical one in Kano and a virtual one broadcasted over the internet and streamed live to all participants on YouTube and Facebook. Mentoring, monitoring and evaluation are still ongoing.

The digital training enrolled 71,992 participants from all 36 states of the federation plus the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. While the physical training was held in Kano communities in the high-poverty Northwest region of Nigeria with 2,212 beneficiaries.

‘E.Q.U.I.P’ was laser-focused on the youth and women (between the ages of 18yrs and 45yrs) who are unemployed and disadvantaged living in major cities otherwise known as the ‘urban poor’

The EQUIP 60000 project reached a total of 74,204 youth and women from every state in Nigeria plus the Federal Capital Territory through a combination of digital training via a web portal and Android Mobile App, and physical training in Kano communities.

Furthermore, a total of 1,100 top-performance participants were awarded seed capital grants to enable them to grow their skills and pivot their businesses.

The youth and women were empowered with employability, entrepreneurship, and low-tech vocational skills to enable them to rise out of poverty, stay away from vices like prostitution and crime, and become self-reliant to cater to themselves and their immediate dependents.

EQUIP 60,000 was mainly funded by The Coca-Cola Foundation, Atlanta, USA. Other partners include Sterling One Foundation, MSMEAfrica, Kano State Ministry of Youth & Sports Development, Kano State Agency For Mass Education, Capstone Resource Centre, and Megalios IT Foundation.

June 8 2021

Empowerment Testimonials

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Testimonials of SHAPE SIP Participants

Ifeyinwa Okoli Umennajiego

I’m happy to have participated in this program. It really helped a lot in awakening the sleeping entrepreneurial spirit in me. I can now start up something to help my husband in the family upkeep provision. Though no financial empowerment yet.

Special thanks to #whitefieldfoundation #cocacolang #shapesip

#funmijohnson

Felicia Oghenerume Gbrika

It was indeed an awesome experience that resurrected so many hidden potentials. God bless

Anthony Otache

Saying “thank you” is not enough for me to express how grateful I am for your support over the months. You are my mentor and everything I am today is because of you empowerment.

Arc Hilary Biniki II

We’re grateful for the privilege to be part of this program. I’m applying the knowledge acquired and it’s working for me.. my certificate hangs with pride in my shop..

Thank you so much..

With love from Kaduna state.

Mark Olobo Joshua

Thank you somuch Whitefield Foundation and her able CEO, Pastor Funmi Johnson (Mrs) for all the knowledge and skills you have imparted upon me and the rest of my colleagues. Thanking cocacola Nigeria too for their collaboration.

Though, I made it to the graduation ceremony but wasn’t among the 50 persons that were given some certain amount of money for their business name registration, I certainly believe that the skills already learnt from you if properly monetised with consistency will make a millionaire out of me and my generation.

Thank you once again ma and may God continue to watch over you, and may His grace and mercy continue to speak for you in Jesus name.

Abimbola Ajayi-Olukosi

The time spent ignited the passion to be more outstanding in whichever field you choose.

Glad to be part of the training and graduating ceremony.

Thank You Whitefieldfoundation

Thank You Coca-Cola Nigeria.

Thank You Mrs. Fummi Johnson.

Longlive Nigeria!

Faith Onyenadiri

I’m so happy to have been part of this empowerment program, this has opened my eyes to so many opportunities lying around. I’m a proud CEO now thanks to Whitefield foundation, I’m still implementing more of what I have learnt. Thank you so much Mrs Funmi Johnson1 You’re a rare gem, God bless all you do. Thank you Coca cola Nigeria for making this possible. God bless all the people that put this together to make it worthwhile. God bless all the participants. I’m entirely Grateful.

Mark Olobo Joshua

Grateful to God for making it possible for me to know Whitefield Foundation and her CEO, Mrs Funmi Johnson. You have given me hope, life and confidence via your Money Making Skills Empowerment Program called SHAPE-SIP (SHAPE- Special Intervention Program) of which I was one of its beneficiary haven passed through your Skills and Empowerment Training from stage one to stage three and qualified for SHAPE-SIP Graduation Ceremony slated for Monday May 3, 2021 at Lagos State.

I can’t recover from the excitement, and joy it has brought upon me. And I pray for you today that God should continue to send you and your generations helpers of destiny in Jesus name!

Thank you once more for all the knowledge, skills and understanding you imparted upon me. I have never been the same ever since I head about you. God bless you ma.

Eunice Iliya

God bless you ma. God bless everyone who took their time to impact the lives of the participants.

It has indeed been a wonderful journey.

I wish I could send you simple statement jewelries to say thank you. I am indeed grateful to you all.

Oladunmoye Oyeniran

This program is a dream come true, all the lectures has been so educative and inspiring. 10 commandments of wealth is another splendid lecture, that thought about things to say to recondition your nagative mind set about money, which means, there is power in the thung, changing your orientation and your mind set platform Will also enlighten you about self limitation. Thanks to Whitefield foundation and Mrs Funmi Johnson1 the CEO of this program, for giving me the privilege to be part of this program.

Ijioma Gift

A big THANK YOU to Mrs Funmi Johnson for the great opportunity I had to be empowered by you ..I have really learn a lot from the trainings and from your videos .. U have indeed inspired me to become a seed that will thrive if well watered .. Once again thank u ma

Hannah Emiedafeh Mumuney

I can successfully boast of saying i can make a perfect puff puff with shapesip training. Thank you so much ma. I’ll work toward starting my small scale business. Thank you so much for the privilege. God bless you in folds

Agbanyim Anthonia

I really want to thank Whitefield Foundation and Coca-Cola and funmi johnson for this wonderful privilege. Knowledge is key indeed, I’m forever grateful ThANK YOU for impacting in my life. I will share my testimony of this program someday I’m still a work in progress.

Congratulations to the new Ambassadors, we will meet at the top. God bless Whitefield foundation and Coca cola Nigeria.

Jameela Seeyer Uthman

With this I congratulate my self

Thank you #Whitefield Foundation

Thank you #Coca-Cola

Thank you #MrsfunmiJohnson

I say Godiya muke ( in Hausa) to all the facilitators

Marshall Alpha

Congratulations to the selected ones, I have learnt a lot from the program , shocked I did not make the list, but glad I went through and acquired sublime knowledge worth more than gold. I say a hearty thank you to Whitefield foundation . Bravo.

Odinaka Titus

I’m really grateful to God who made it possible for me to be counted as one of the SHAPE AMBASSADORS.

Mrs Funmi Johnson I won’t forget in a hurry the lessons I learnt from you.

May God bless COCA-COLA, may God bless Whitefield Foundation, and may God bless you Madam Funmi Johnson.

Congratulations to my fellow Ambassadors.

To all the participants of this program, may lines fall in pleasant places for you all in Jesus name. Amen!

Gabriel Onyedika Nnamoko

The training is invaluable. May God grant us all peace

Comfort Iye Ameh

All were absolutely instructive and delivery from each facilitator was great!

However, I’ll choose Industry 4.0 anytime, any day! It remains my favourite mainly because I was hearing/learning about it for the first time.

God bless Whitefield Foundation for the opportunity!

Solomon Enumah

Am so excited to have completed the general/practical sections of this stage. Indeed, it was a time well spend. I am grateful to Whitefield foundation and Coca-Cola for packaging this wonderful empowerment programme at a time like this. Thanks to you all!

Richard Aderson

What an interesting session with all the facilitators for stage two.

Infact I am in love with all the sessions. I almost wanted to ignore the soap making because I have knowledge about it but I’m happy that I stayed through, it was a sound teaching and I learnt something new.

I can’t wait to visit the market get my materials for sanitizer, soap and even bake some pie for my self and family.

Thank you Whitefield Foundation for this opportunity. I love fashion and it’s good to know that there’s a graphic tool that can help in the fashion industry, wow, I’m excited

Edima Effiong

Thanks shape sip

U all are wonderful

And so are ur lectures

The second stage lectures are wow wow wow

Thanks shape sip I’m grateful

Modina Odebunmi Tijani

I learnt greatly from all the lessons but I especially love the branding lesson. This is because of my interest in Graphics Design. Thank you for the experience, Whitefield Foundation.

Anderline Dennis Agbooro

Great news

Every session was a hit, back to back.. I literally enjoyed all and even had to keep listening over and over

Kudos whitefield foundation and Coca Cola coy.

Let me go for industry 4.0 by Mr Onuorah

Chinedu Osondu

All the Lectures were on point and addresses issues in their areas decisively. All the guest instructors did justice to their areas of specialisation. I was more blessed on the topics that bother on entrepreneur. Looking forward for the second phase. Thank you.

Oshe Mecus

They were all inspiring, but I give it to ” help I need a job where there is no job” by Miss Onyi Eva Johnson. While securing the job for the future by Mr. Mike Onurah stole my heart, yes in industry 4.0 agenda reputable and linear job like bank teller will be replaced by robot, class room learning will be disrupted by online learning. Yet I’m still thinking on the CEO’s word that an entrepreneur sees opportunity in every difficulty as risk taking is still parts of entrepreneurship

Olusola Ebenezer Alale

All lessons were insightful. Industry 4.0 exposed many things to happen in years to come which has already started.

Thanks to Coca-Cola and Whitefield Foundation.

Praise Bonny

Let me quickly borrow a quote used by my favorite Facilitator, Miss Oyin Eva Johnson, “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overall and looks like work.” I would have missed this opportunity, I wondered how I was going to reach the end but take a look at me now, moving to stage two.

Mr. Yemi Faseun would say “You are unfolding from your own story perspective so embrace every opportunity life offers you”, this is indeed one which life has offered me, I’ve learnt to a great extent that SUCCESS can be attained no matter how little your idea might be.

My heartfelt gratitude goes to Mrs Funmi Johnson, the entire Whitefield Foundation for bringing SHAPE SIP to me on a platter of #0.00. The teaches are top notch, timely enough for the digital era.

Thank you WHITEFIELD FOUNDATION.

Thank you COCA-COLA.

Olufunke Fapuro, Lagos

Amazing teaching sessions all through…the teachings have open my eyes of understanding to so many things am doing wrong presently in my business.

Kabiru Abdulahi Said, Kano

What I learnt will be my guidance, roadmap and gateway to success not only in business but also in life generally. Thank you plentifully for your contribution. Of course, I have learnt a lot things therefore I’m extremely overjoyed about all courses and I wish you the best and God bless you. Thanks heaps for this priceless empowerment.

Saidu Abdulahi, Maiduguri, Borno State

This course has opened my eyes and offered me the opportunity of utilising my potentials to the fullest. I was able to acquire knowledge on jobs that would thrive in future, maintaining good accounting system in an organization, and how to use the social media to boost business opportunities among many others. I suggest that Whitefield foundation should partner international organizations and keep enlightening and empowering youths and women in Nigeria and elsewhere.

I have learnt a lot from this course especially on how to prepare for interview, jobs that will thrive in the future, how to maintain good accounting system, the mindset that an entrepreneur should have, use of IT to boost business and so on and so forth.

Christianah Gideon, Ibadan, 0yo State

I learnt about writing a business plan, how to grow up a business, business and technology, knowing who I am, customer care service and many more.

Andy Jack, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

I have learnt a lot from this stage, it has changed my mindset entirely and I am eager to know more.

November 21 2020

185 #EndSARS Victims Benefit from Medical Intervention Fund

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Coca-Cola/Whitefield Medical Intervention Fund

Medical Relief Initiative with CocaColaNG

185 #EndSARS Victims Benefit from Medical Intervention Fund Coca-Cola/Whitefield collaborate for Project Health Safety Support, HSS

In response to the widespread violence across the country that marred the peaceful #EndSARS protests and led to some deaths with many people injured and hospitalized, Coca-Cola Nigeria and its bottling partners (NBC) provided a N20 million donation to an NGO, Whitefield Foundation, to help defray the medical bills of some of the hospitalized victims.

Over the past three weeks, Whitefield Foundation has processed over 900 requests from across the country, most of which were found to be unrelated to the #EndSARS incidents. In the end, 185 patients being treated in 23 hospitals across 9 States Abia, Enugu, Ebonyi, Lagos, Edo, Rivers, Cross Rivers, Akwa Ibom, and Plateau as well as the FCT, Abuja, benefited from the intervention fund.

The patients are being treated for various degrees of injuries, including gunshots, and amounts ranging from N10,000 to N300,000 were disbursed directly to their respective hospitals on their behalf. Unfortunately, some of the patients have had to undergo amputation and will be provided with prosthetic limbs, to enhance their ability to function normally post-recovery.

About 30% were outpatients while 70% were on admission of which 21% had been discharged as of Thursday, 12^th November 2020.

Speaking on the intervention, Funmi Johnson, CEO, Whitefield Foundation said “This has been an eye-opening, hope-restoring, and sometimes heart-breaking experience for me. Going round hospitals in person, and also reviewing reports from agents and patients across Nigeria leaves me grateful to Coca-Cola Nigeria.

Several people have been saved from untimely death by their support. I appeal to corporate organizations and people of means to support NGOs to bring more relief initiatives to the helpless. The healthcare system in this nation needs all the help and support it can get. I plead with all Nigerians to shun violence at all cost.”

In a statement released on its Twitter handle on the 23^rd of October, 2020, Coca-Cola Nigeria, while announcing the intervention and partnership with Whitefield Foundation said, “Coca-Cola along with our bottling partners Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd, are committed to making a difference in our communities as such we have made a donation of N20million to our NGO Partner Whitefield Foundation to help defray the medical bills of victims in hospitals”

Whitefield Foundation over the years has committed itself to social intervention, community capacity building, and socially meaningful and impactful programs that have helped hundreds lead a more meaningful life.

In 2002, the NGO in the aftermath of the unfortunate bombing episode in Lagos, Whitefield distributed free food support to over 4000 households impacted by the incident. During the COVID lockdown, the NGO produced and distributed over 5000 bottles of hand sanitizers to high-risk households as well as managed food distribution networks to families in the Yaba axis of Lagos.

The partnership with Coca-Cola Nigeria and other stakeholders in the medical sector across the 10 states is yet another meaningful intervention designed to help save lives.

August 1 2020

Coke Cares Save Lives And Children

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CokeCares Volunteer Program Outreach

Whitefield Foundation, a non governmental organization committed to poverty eradication has been deeply involved in mobilization and distribution of food relief to those whose life has been impacted negatively by the COVID 19 pandemic.

Her training and resource center at 25, McEwen Street, off Herbert Macaualay Street, Sabo, Yaba now serves temporarily as a food relief packaging and distribution center. With focus on families, women, widows and the elderly, the foundation hopes to reach at least 10,000 families with food relief before the end of July, 2020.

Across the world, Coca-Cola employees marked the beverage giant’s 134th anniversary in humble fashion, with most activities focused on community good and on corporate reflection on how to make a difference in a world that has been bedeviled by the COVID 19 pandemic.

Lagos, the epicenter of the Coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria, has been hard hit economically, with the megacity recording over 1,800 out of the 4300 cases in the Country. The four weeks lockdown inadvertently crippled economic activity hitting the urban poor acutely with many families unable to fend for themselves. Rising crimes of opportunity were recorded with an uptick in domestic violence, all evidence to a city pressed to the wall.

In a bid to uplift hearts and put smiles on the faces of residents in the Sabo Community of Yaba, Lagos, associates, under the auspices of the Associate Volunteer Program- CokeCARES, in partnership with the Whitefield Foundation, launched a Food Support Program, committed to sharing the special anniversary moment with 134 vulnerable families living in a small urban community in Lagos.

In a pleasant twist and with the matching grant support of West Africa BU Leadership Team, the group surpassed their target and ended up with more food than anticipated.

At the end of the day, a total of 161 families had received food supply for a week while about 100 more beneficiaries, living within the community, received smaller food packs to last them a couple of days. 10 old women who could not get to the venue had food supplies taken to their houses to support them.

Each weekly food supply pack contained 10kg of Garri (local carbohydrate meal), 7.5Kg of rice, 5Kg of Beans, 1 carton of noodles (40 packs), 1 crate of 30 eggs, a pack of milk, a pack of Eva water, a bottle of hand sanitizer and a small basket of fruits.

Whitefield Foundation, with over 10 years’ experience in social programs and community sustainability initiatives, managed the logistics of the CokeCARES Volunteer Food program. The NGO only recently concluded a TCCF Funded women empowerment program that trained about 600 women.

Speaking about the experience, Mrs. Funmi Johnson, CEO of Whitefield Foundation expressed her joy with the event as it contributed towards helping the foundation achieve her goal of feeding 10,000 families by July 2020.

“providing food relief to people especially the elderly, widows, and families will go a long way to help more people stay home and stay safe. Proving food relief at this period is a responsibility we must all rise up to fulfill, not just the governing authorities. We appreciate the CocaCola staff for this novel support to mark the company’s anniversary. It is indeed remarkable and we hope more corporate bodies will follow in their footstep.’

One of the beneficiaries, Mr. Kayode, a 71yr old retiree with young children, was full of praise for the food relief received. ” It has been a very difficult time for my family. I have even applied to the government and several outlets for assistance and food support during this period without any success. This pack will not only feed my family for a week but will last us for up to three weeks. Thank you to Whitefield foundation and CocaCola staff, now I feel a sense of relief”

Another beneficiary, Kafayat, a petty trader and mother of two children, said, ‘This is the biggest food relief pack I have ever received. It is very much more than I expected’

Whitefield foundation ‘feed a family’ project provides foodstuffs that can feed a family of five for an average of 10days. The food pack is made up of the main staple foods in Nigeria proportioned in a healthy and balanced way along with fruits for wholesome living.

May 10 2020

Covid19 Food Relief

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Feed A Family Food Relief Initiative

The Feed A Family Project has been an initiative of the Whitefield Foundation for over ten years. In our commitment to Zero hunger and poverty eradication, we usually maintain a food bank for welfare purposes. Distribution is normally based on application.

With the global pandemic and the ensuing four weeks lockdown, economic activities have come to an abrupt downturn. Many families’ income has become badly hit, with job losses, halved or unpaid wages, and in case of artisans, no income at all.

In response to the challenges bedeviling the society and armed with community information, we upgraded our food bank and activated the ‘Feed A Family Project’. The objective was to reach at least 10,000 families with food support for a week. The food package comprises of balanced meal packs of Rice, Garri, Beans, Egg, and Fruits.

Our focus group are women in families, single mothers, widows, the elderly, and artisans whose daily income has been badly affected by the pandemic-induced economic crisis. Based on support from well-meaning Nigerians locally and in the diaspora, we have so far been able to reach close to 1,000 families.

Given our track record of performance, the CocaCola Care Food Program in celebration of the organization’s 134th anniversary recently reached out to us.

The food pack for a family consisted of 10kg Garri, 5Kg Beans, 5Kg Rice, a crate of egg, a carton of noodles, a pack of fruits, a roll of milk sachets and a bottle of hand sanitizer.

Beneficiaries were all arranged according to the standard social distancing rules. Seats and floors were marked as appropriate. It is important to note that the resource center has also been fumigated since the last exercise was held.

However, the movement of people out of the facility with bountiful food packages created a ripple effect in the community leading to more needy people coming for supplies. In order to cater to the need of the community, about extra 100 mature women benefitted from the food distribution.

The Food Support Program’s objective of reaching 161 families was not only met but exceeded; reaching additional 100 families.

April 28 2020

Feed A Family Project

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The COVID19 pandemic crisis has presented with itself so many challenges in Nigeria beyond the health problem. The restriction of movement, decreased economic activity coupled with high poverty level even in urban centers like Lagos State undermines government’s best efforts at curtailing the spread of Coronavirus.

Adverse hunger makes people angry, rebellious and many may resort to crime out of desperation. Analysis has shown that during crisis like the coronavirus pandemic, women and children are mostly impacted directly or indirectly. Widows, the elderly, and families of essential workers do suffer as well.

As an organization committed to poverty eradication and societal well being, we have been
involved in providing relief materials in the form of personal hygiene education, hand sanitizers, and foodstuff to the poor and needy.

In the early stages of the Coronavirus outbreak in Nigeria, we distributed 5,000 hand sanitizers free to all cadres of the Nigeria Police in Lagos State, and in at least 4 local community development areas in the State. We also engaged in an enlightenment campaign along with the distribution of sanitizers.

Our COVID-19 food relief initiative is tagged ‘Feed A Family A Week Project’. It is targeted at women in families whose means of livelihood have been adversely affected by this lockdown. Also, we reach women living in densely populated and low-income residential areas in Lagos. Widows and families of essential workers like the Police and Military also form part of the people group we provide relief for.

We believe that these goals require partnerships to be achieved and we will be willing to partner with you to be able to feed more families and help the community stand strong in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. What infects one affects all.

Our commitment is unwavering and we are exploring more ways in which we can bring further relief to the people while supporting government efforts.