By Cecilia Ogezi (Correspondent Abuja)
Always Sisters Foundation Abuja has organized a children outreach in the Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory and Nasarawa state ahead of the World Humanitarian Day which will be held on August 19, 2021.
The Foundation however called on all Nigerians to remember the poor and the needy in the country and reach out to them with support gifts and valuable items.
The Chief Executive Officer of the foundation, Mrs Chika Kate Obiechina, advised during the visit to Lokotiye, a border community between the Federal Capital Territory Abuja and Nasarawa state, that Nigerians, particularly the privileged, to try and be their brothers' keepers.
She said, ''We have a responsibility to develop our children, young girls, women and most especially, indigent women, because in the society, women are the hands that cradle the children. So we thought it will be nice to interfere in the lives of these women.
''These are some of the things we take for granted because we are a bit privileged. What some of these women need is a little push to aspire to be something. What pushed me to engaged in this movement is that, there was a time, I had an issue and nobody cared or wanted to know what l was going through, even at this my privileged position where people can say let me deal with these issues.
"What do you think happens to these less privileged women? So, I decided to see how I can come in between and fill the gap. This is not the first outreach we have done. We registered it in 2011. However, it took me seven years to put my acts together. We have done medical outreaches and orphanage visitations.
"In 2019, we did something like this in Nyanya. Last year, we couldn't do anything because of Covid-19. We just wanted to do something a little to make these women's lives better.''
According to Mrs Obiechina, the organisation does not have sponsorships or partners, adding that for three years, the programme has been funded from personal pockets and donations from friends, families and well wishers.
''All these gift items we came here with were made possible by these women that came with me. One thing with people is that, when they see you are consistent and passionate about what you are doing, they will key in. The bottom line is, we want to help out as much as we can, when we can. .
''I got to know about this place through my photographer who goes into the interior. I asked him to get us places where people doesn't know that they exists so that by coming here, it will place them on the map of being noticed", she said.
She urged the government and some privileged Nigerians not to look the other way while so many Nigerians, especially, women and children are in need. She noted that helping or intervening in the lives of people comes from within and requires passion to help the needy.
She disclosed that basic needs such as food, cloths, sanitary pads, shoes and books were distributed among women and children in the community. NNL.
