COVID 19 RELIEF STORIES

MAMA ROSELINE is an elderly woman living in one of the rural settlements surrounding Sapele, her feet and hands have been deformed by leprosy disease. She had suffered for many years due to her disease and the stigma placed on her by her community. She was abandoned and uncared for because of the stigma associated with her ailment and could not work or engage in any form of income generating venture because no one wanted to come close to her, because they were afraid of contamination . Our arrival to provide her relief materials and food items left her overwhelmed with gratitude.

The COVID 19 rural relief project was supported by LEAPAFRICA, DOW and CITI.

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MR and MRS FAKA STEPHEN live in a small apartment in a slum settlement in Sapele local government area, both of they are a married couple both blind from birth, in the wake of COVID 19 their already difficult life became more challenging as they were struggling to raise and care for their four children under their circumstances. Our team provided relief materials and food items to them to provide support in these dire times.

The couple was full of appreciation to our sponsors for the support received and thanked us for sensitizing them on the safety measures against the COVID 19 pandemic. He was moved by our gesture and has committed to sensitizing other people in his community sensitize about the pandemic.

The COVID 19 rural relief project was supported by LEAPAFRICA, DOW and CITI.

BOSE ERUEWU is a young uneducated mother, who gave in to drinking the locally processed gin because of the various myths she was taught to protect herself against the virus. Upon sensitization on the Coronavirus, she understood that she was becoming an alcoholic and not observing the right measures to keep her safe. She promised to stop drinking immediately, observe all measures she was sensitized on, stay healthy and sensitize others.

We provided her with relief materials and food items to support her and encouraged her to stay safe and healthy. Bose became one of our community mobilizers who went about sensitizing other women in her community.

The COVID 19 rural relief project was supported by LEAPAFRICA, DOW and CITI.

PAPA CHARLES OMOJUBA is an elderly man, living alone in a self-constructed wooden apartment with no one to care for him, on our arrival in the community we learned that he had no one to provide support despite his deplorable health conditions. Our team was moved to offer him food items and other relief materials and he was all smiles as he confessed he had been praying for a helper who would solve his problem of hunger and want. He urged us never to stop doing well. Providing help to people like papa Charles is one way to uplift under-served people and give them hope.

The COVID 19 rural relief project was supported by LEAPAFRICA, DOW and CITI.