{"id":134125,"date":"2024-10-13T23:03:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T22:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ebonyi-first-lady-announces-monthly-donation-of-n500000-to-visually-impaired-students"},"modified":"2024-10-14T00:06:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T23:06:24","slug":"ebonyi-first-lady-announces-monthly-donation-of-n500000-to-visually-impaired-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ebonyi-first-lady-announces-monthly-donation-of-n500000-to-visually-impaired-students","title":{"rendered":"Ebonyi First Lady announces monthly donation of N500,000 to visually impaired students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>In commemoration of the 2024 International Day of the Girl Child, the wife of Ebonyi State Governor, Mrs Mary-Maudline Nwifuru, has announced the monthly donation of N500,000 to visually impaired students of the State Special School, Opefia, in Izzi Local Government Area.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Nwifuru, who spoke on the theme \u201cGirls\u2019 Vision for the Future\u201d in Abakaliki, said the monthly support fund is in addition to a one million naira cheque from her Better Health for Rural Women, Children and Internally Displaced Persons Foundation, BERWO, to cater for their feeding needs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI impacted the lives of the visually impaired by donating a monthly support fund of N500,000 in addition to a one million naira cheque from my foundation to cater to their feeding needs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis philanthropy aligns with my foundation\u2019s pivotal objective, which aims to improve the lives of the internally displaced persons, downtrodden and needy in the rural areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople with visual impairments face numerous challenges, especially relegation and dejection in society, and should be treated with absolute kindness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBERWO Foundation seeks to enhance the safety of blind students through the provision of emergency numbers to report possible cases of sexual and gender-based violence. The support would enhance and boost their sense of belonging and create an awareness in the environment that these special needs children have the protection of the state government,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>She explained that the foundation would continue to create a conducive environment for the children and other vulnerable people to have equal access and rights and enjoy socio-economic benefits that accrued from the developmental processes in the state.<\/p>\n<p>In the same vein, she visited the Nigeria Correction Service\u2019s Abakaliki Custodian Centre, Mile Four Hospital Abakaliki, Community Based Rehabilitation Centre, Remand Home and Facilities, and Effata Orthopaedics Clinic to revalidate the mandate of the ongoing administration\u2019s mantra of \u2018The People\u2019s Charter of Needs.<\/p>\n<p>The highlight of the visitation was the presentation of a carton of 200 exercise books and other educational materials, bags of rice and garri, cartons of bath soap, and hospital facilities, which were to be distributed to internally displaced persons and patients accordingly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. In commemoration of the 2024 International Day of the Girl Child, the wife of Ebonyi State Governor, Mrs Mary-Maudline Nwifuru, has announced the monthly donation of N500,000 to visually impaired students of the State Special School, Opefia, in Izzi Local Government Area. 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