By Seye SUNDAY |
Project Enable Africa, a Non-Governmental Organisation that promotes digital and social inclusions of People Living with Disabilities, in support with Ishk Tolaram Foundation has given out food package to 100 Persons With Disabilities within the Surulere and Yaba axis of Lagos.
The food drive that is in its second phase was provided for persons with disabilities in different clusters including the deaf, visually impaired, the physically challenged, those with sickle cell amongst other disability clusters
Project Enable Africa’s founder, Olusola Owonikoko said that the first phase of the food drive which held in April was very successful, but the challenge encountered was that the initiative got more request than expected.
“Thankfully, with this strategic collaboration with the Ishk Tolaram Foundation, we are confident that we will be able to reach out to an additional 400 people across different communities in Lagos and we have started with those in Surulere and its environs today.”, Owonikoko explained.
He further explained that persons with disabilities don’t usually have the chance to partake when palliatives are been shared, the chances that will be reached is always slim and when provisions are made for them, too many times, those without disabilities over-power the PWDs, making them disenfranchised.”
“With the collaboration with Iishk Tolaram, we are hopeful that more private sector organisations will begin to look into ways to partner with developmental outfits to bring about better outcomes for Persons With Disabilities even after the COVID 19 pandemic.”
Owonikoko reiterated that “Persons with Disabilities are an integral part of our population and it is important that we are mindful of them in all developmental processes most especially during a pandemic like this”
According to one of the caregivers who brought a visually impaired beneficiary, “Project Enable Africa has shown that they are concerned with the pains of those people with Disabilities, they are either training them with good skills like how to use the computer, or providing support in one way or the other, I got feedback from many people who benefited from the last outreach they did in Bariga and Olodi Apapa, but I wasn’t lucky then, however, they assured that they will reach out soon, and I am happy that they have given us not just food today but even money, sanitizers and nose masks, I pray that the Almighty will continue to bless them and their sponsors including Ishk Tolaram that produces Indomie noodles.”
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