No Poverty: Our Nigerian Team Is Getting Kids Back To School & Facilitating Healthcare For The Poor

Report of Events Held in Nigeria by Refuge Network International to Commemorate the International Day of Charity on the 5th of September, 2021

Team members

Ajiroghene

Benjamin

Dr Lucky

Barrister Timothy

Godfrey

Harva

Mercy

Wonderella

Dr Seliatu - Team Lead

And others

Executive Summary

A 'No Poverty Campaign' programme was conducted to mark this special international event.

Two laudable initiatives, aimed at also contributing towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs) 1, 2 , 3 and 4, were carried out in this regard -

Back- to-School Initiative

An outreach to provide indigent children with notebooks, textbooks, writing materials ( pens and pencils), school bags, school fees, etc

Hospital Charity Visit Initiative.

An outreach to help financially- constrained/indigent patients in hospitals with toiletries, food and financial assistance towards offsetting medical bills and purchase of drugs.

In order to achieve a wide reach of impact and transformation of lives, these initiatives were carried out in 3 different locations in Nigeria –

Abuja

Lagos Island

Lagos Mainland

Impact Summary

175 children were provided various school relief materials including textbooks, notebooks, pencils, pens, school bags, snacks.

9 children had portions of their school fees/debts paid off.

17 patients in the hospital got material and/or financial reliefs to meet their healthcare needs. This relief included toiletries, food provision, cash donations for purchase of drugs or to offset outstanding medical bills.

Massive thanks to our awesome Nigerian team, we appreciate the effort you put into this!