Brothers Throughout Nigeria Worldwide (BAN INT’L), a nonprofit organisation, has offered meals gadgets and money value N45 million to 145 households of its late members worldwide.
By way of its welfare arm, the BAN Int’l Outreach Fee (BANOC), the organisation spent over N45 million in December 2024 to assist these households, guaranteeing they might benefit from the festive season regardless of the absence of their family members.
Talking on the initiative, the International President of BAN Int’l, Dr Anthony Mark, defined that the target of BANOC is to ease the burden on the households of deceased members, particularly throughout festive durations.
“In a rustic like Nigeria, the place welfare and financial security nets are scarce, the dying of a breadwinner usually results in extreme monetary hardship for surviving relations—spouses, kids, and different dependents. This actuality is commonly extra pronounced throughout festive seasons, which is why BAN INT’L has created buildings to assist these households,” Dr. Mark acknowledged.
The Chairman of BANOC, Joseph Amare, make clear the disbursement course of, noting that the 2023 pilot beneath the worldwide management of Engr. Azubuike Onowu raised N23 million to assist 102 households.
Every household acquired a package deal value N150,000, comprising N50,000 in money and groceries valued at N100,000.
In 2024, the funds raised beneath the worldwide management of Dr Anthony Mark doubled to N45 million, enabling this system to help 145 households.
Every household acquired a package deal totalling N300,000, together with N100,000 in money and groceries value N200,000.
Amare added that the organisation’s regional and sub-regional coordinators additionally offered more money and groceries to reinforce the assist.
Dr. Mark emphasised that “Broda Ship Broda” is a core precept of BAN INT’L, symbolising the enduring bond of brotherhood.
He defined that BANOC’s actions exhibit this dedication by supporting the households of their departed members.
“True brotherhood transcends dying. BANOC’s efforts function each a complement to the monetary assist offered to households upon a member’s passing and a testomony to the enduring love and unity inside BAN INT’L,” Dr. Mark stated. He added that these gestures reassure households that, though their family members are not current, their legacy lives on via the Brotherhood.
The BAN INT’L International President urged different organisations to emulate BAN INT’L’s mannequin, serving as welfare security nets and brokers of group improvement.
“Within the face of financial challenges and restricted welfare techniques in Nigeria, organizations, confraternities, alumni associations, and city unions have the potential to fill this hole by supporting their members and communities sustainably,” Dr Mark remarked.
