NGO Berths, Harps on Collaborative Efforts for Nation’s Growth
A new non-governmental organisation, NGO, “Live Abundantly Empowerment Initiative” has berthed with a mission to transform lives of women and children in the society.
The NGO, has as its core agenda, ‘awareness creation, advocacy and education on violence against women and children to secure their future, especially as are less privileged, financially incapacitated, victimised and marginalised in the society.
Speaking on this initiative, Founder of the NGO, Dr. Ama Onyerinma, who noted that that the organisation would be starting its programmes in the South West region before taking it to other part of the country, explained that it had come up with a lot of projects and plans to realise the set objectives which would not only favour the beneficiaries but the country at large.
“We have just hosted the maiden edition of the Live Abundantly empowerment initiative symposium which was targeted at public school students within the South-West. The aim of this was to create awareness and educate participants on the prevalent issues of violence against women and children and the socio-economic effect on families, communities and Nigeria at large.
“We are also planning an empowerment programme where we expect a large turnout of women in order that they can earn a living for themselves and their dependents. We are looking at food handling, janitorial, office job skills, computer literacy, arts, among others. Once a woman is empowered, thus becoming financially independent, be rest assured that the society will be a better place to live in because the result will be transmitted beyond her children to generations to come. We care for the children, we want them to be qualitatively educated, this can be made possible with the women and that is if they have the wherewithal. This is why we will continue to speak and act for women towards a greater Nigeria.
“I believe that the respect of women and children is essential for equity in a society. Some female fall victims due to lack of some basic needs and handworks, once every woman can lay hands on one job or the other, sexual harassment and molestation of women will be reduced to the barest minimum. I believe that when the rights of all citizens are upheld, only then can a nation make social, economic and developmental advancement ”, she said.
She reiterated that the organisation would be there always to provide the necessary information as well as offer the right transformational links and connections to women and children depending on their challenges while also providing formal and informal education.
The United Kingdom bred founder however enjoined corporate bodies and government institutions to participate in the cause through strategic partnership in order to have an all-round effect as she announced that the initiative planned to go round the country soonest, stating that this could only materialise through collaborations from committed and responsible bodies.