4th from left,Chairman Planning Committee IWD outreach,Mrs Ruth Davies-Ibiamu, Founder and President of Women of Like Minds Empowerment Initiative (WOLMEI) Dr.Mrs Lauretta Achudume and other members of the association at the Jahi 2 Community were they donated food items to 100 women to mark the International Women’s Day yesterday in Abuja.
By Victoria Onehi
To celebrate the International Women’s Day, a non governmental organisation Women of Like Minds Empowerment Initiative (WOLMEI) has given food items to 100 women at the Jahi 2 community in Abuja.
The Founder and President of WOLMEI,Dr.Mrs Lauretta Achudume who led the members of the association to the community on Saturday said they chose to make the donations to put smile on the faces of the women on International Women’s Day (IWD).
Achudume said:”At Women of Like Minds Empowerment Initiative,we empower women, girls and children.So as we celebrate the International Women’s Day,we thought to come to Jahi community to donate food items to 100 families.
“We are so happy seeing joy on their faces. We have donated foodstuffs to them today and if that will help them meet their immediate need for food,we will be glad.So,if we all can come out and put smiles on the faces of more women and people,I feel the nation will be better.”
The Chairperson of the Planning Committee for the outreach, Mrs Ruth Davies-Ibiamu said the outreach was about giving out to the less-privileged in society.”This is what we do regularly and we are happy to have these women here today.The women are our target audience and we are happy to celebrate with them.”Ibiamu said.
The Women leader of Jahi community,Sekinah Shuiabu thanked WOLMEI on behalf of the Community Head and the women.She said:”We are very grateful.They gave 100 women rice,beans,garri and salt.We thank WOLMEI.Even our mothers are greatful.May God bless all the women who contributed to give us these gifts.”
Another woman,Safiya Haruna, a mother of four also thanked the association adding that the food items will help her feed her family.
The Women of Like Minds Empowerment Initiative was established thirteen years ago as a charity organisation and has helped to empower women and girls in the society.
