Assist Africa Initiatives (HAI), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), impacted training and healthcare in communities alongside the Lagos lagoon by offering textbooks and different academic provides to major and secondary faculty college students.
The NGO additionally carried out a complete medical outreach programme.
In an announcement despatched to PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday, HAI famous that medical outreach and the distribution of textbooks and academic provides occurred throughout a number of colleges and cities between 14 and 24 October.
Based in 2012, HAI focuses on supporting humanity by way of initiatives in well being, training, shelter, meals provision, orphanage assist, and different humanitarian providers.
In response to the assertion, the latest outreach and donation actions have been a part of HAI’s ongoing ‘Lagos Lagoon Local weather Response’ undertaking, which goals to assist rural communities alongside the Lagos Lagoon impacted by local weather change.
HAI carried out the undertaking with Eyes of a Lagos Boy, Healthinika, Mitimeth, Ecolearn.ng, the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), and with assist from the Danish Ministry of International Affairs.
HAI revealed that greater than 800 college students from major and secondary colleges in Saga, Ejirin, and Oriba—communities in Epe—acquired textbooks and different important academic provides.
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To enhance academic entry, college students from Ejirin, Oriba, and Lofi Ogunmude Complete Faculty in Ejirin, Saga, and surrounding villages acquired books in Primary Science, Arithmetic, English, Agricultural Science, Civic Schooling, Biology, dictionaries, and train books.
The Elejirin of Ejirin, Rafiu Ishola Balogun, counseled HAI’s efforts and inspired college students at Lofi Ogunmude Complete Faculty to learn and research the donated books, urging them to observe their lecturers’ steering.
He reminded them, “There are governors, ministers, and presidents sitting amongst you.”
Well being outreach
Additionally, HAI carried out well being screenings and supplied important drugs to Epe residents.
In the course of the well being outreach, HAI educates pregnant girls, youth, and the aged on frequent ailments of their communities and preventive measures.
Led by Tuyi Mebawondu, the medical workforce reached over one thousand residents, delivering vital well being interventions and referrals to handle gaps in public well being entry.
HAI additional introduced that the undertaking will proceed by way of March 2025, with further focused well being initiatives deliberate.
“With the anticipated finish of the wet season, many ladies in these communities are already drying water hyacinth to be braided into prepared uncooked supplies.
“With rapt consideration, they adopted directions by Achenyo Idachaba Obaro of Mitimeth, who has commenced coaching classes that may run for the subsequent three months on changing cussed seaweed into useful financial merchandise,” the NGO said.
HAI Undertaking Coordinator Bolaji Alonge revealed that the organisation has engaged with Epe communities since 2018.
“Now we have been working alongside the coastal communities in Epe since 2018,” Mr Alonge mentioned. “Right now, we stand united, implementing this undertaking as companions with the neighborhood members, collectively addressing their urgent considerations.”
Local weather motion
HAI, in collaboration with its associate Ecolearn.ng additionally led a Sustainable Growth Purpose (SDG) initiative centered on local weather change within the communities.
By community-level discussions and college meeting lectures, HAI and Ecolearn.ng promote matters like reworking waste into wealth and inspiring improved native water administration and sanitation practices.
In response to Alonge, HAI employs a complete method to sustainable growth to create jobs, positively impression kids in public colleges, and assist public well being providers in these communities.
The undertaking Coordinator mentioned: “Are you aware that Ayomide Bello, Nigeria’s first feminine Olympic flatwater canoeist and Tokyo 2020 participant, is from Saga village? This nook of Lagos brims with expertise. Two of the three communities – Oriba and Saga are accessible solely by boat.”
In the meantime, Sanne Chipeta, representing the Danish Ministry of International Affairs, attended the e book donation occasion, faculty meeting, and well being checks held in Ejirin on 16 October.
She expressed enthusiasm for the initiatives, highlighting their potential constructive impression on the neighborhood.
She famous that the embassy’s present undertaking goals to drive enhancements throughout 4 key areas.
She mentioned the primary focus was creating higher livelihoods by exploring progressive makes use of for water hyacinth— reworking it from a neighborhood nuisance right into a useful useful resource.
Moreover, Ms Chipeta emphasised the significance of well being literacy, particularly in illness prevention, alongside enhanced training by way of improved entry to instructing supplies.
She mentioned the undertaking additionally seeks to lift consciousness of local weather change impacts and constantly doc circumstances throughout the neighborhood.
She mentioned these efforts are supposed to advocate for better consideration to the neighborhood’s wants and assist the event of local weather change resilience.
Ms Chipeta famous, “I’m happy in regards to the invitation to be right here immediately to witness the launch of among the actions. The assist we will present right here now’s modest, and we’re absolutely conscious that an actual, long-lasting impression on enhancing dwelling circumstances in these coastal communities would require far more than this undertaking.
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“I additionally wish to thank different companions for participating in these efforts. We extremely respect the becoming a member of of arms to start out working in the direction of the objective of improved dwelling circumstances and resilience of the communities on this space, and I’ll urge all events, the neighborhood members specifically, to proceed placing severe considering and creativity into the event of progressive options in the direction of the frequent objective now and sooner or later.”
HAI said that earlier than the undertaking concludes in March 2025, the workforce and companions will go to these communities month-to-month to observe progress and have interaction with residents.
The NGO added that further faculty assemblies will foster collective studying and brainstorming classes on local weather change, vital considering, and artistic writing.
In response to HAI, an exhibition specializing in Epe and its coastal communities is deliberate for April 2025 to showcase the undertaking’s progress and achievements.
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