SOCIAL
SAFETY NET FOUNDATION EMPOWERS 50 VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN ABUJA
Social Safety Net Foundation a Non
Governmental Organization had its Rural Relief and Empowerment Programme
(R-REP) on Saturday 26th February, 2017. The President of the
organization MrOlalekanBabalola stated that the initiative was designed to
provide succor to the poorest of the poor in the society, he stated that the programme
was in line with the organization’s main objective which is to provide social protection to vulnerable
people in Nigeria.
The programme which was held at a slum
located close to NEPA Junction, Apo Abuja came as a huge relief to about 50 women, children and youths. About one
thousand clothes were distributed along with 50 bags of rice and 48 cartons of
indomie noodles. The residents who were interviewed expressed their delight at
the programme. They thanked the organization and asked for more of such as the
recession had terribly affected their livelihoods. Most of the beneficiaries
who cooked for construction workers in the vicinity and serve as casual workers on construction
sites complained bitterly of low patronage as construction work had grinded to
a halt on most of the sites they services.
The women were trained on Agribusiness, and
other subjects such as Exclusive Breastfeeding and complementary feeding as
most of them were nursing mothers. They were also trained on Hygiene and
Sanitation and simple and affordable means for combating malnutrition with use
of locally affordable food materials. The secretary of the organization Mrs
Agnes Olajumoke emphasized the need for the youths to stay away from use of
drugs, prostitution and other social vices. The organization took the database of
all participants with a view to set them up on their chosen by providing them
vocational training skills and start up kits.
The community leader for settlement
MalamKazeem thanked the organization immensely for taking the initiative to
help the people of the area. HE appealed to corporate ,Non Governmental, and Faith Based
Organizations to support the poor in the
society. He stated that Government alone coold not do it all. He also appealed
for the public to support organisations
such as Social Safety Net Foundation who has genuine programmes and projects
for people.
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