NGO donates books, cash to orphanage
NEWS DIGEST – A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), The Abdulraheem Family Foundation (TAF), has donated books and an undisclosed amount of cash to Vine Heritage Home in Kuje, Abuja.
During the relief items’ presentation, founder of the Foundation, Miss Amirah Ayoka Abdulraheem, said her NGO would also visit other orphanage homes across the country, with the aim of sharing love and giving little children and orphans at the orphanages a sense of belonging.
She explained that her Foundation, which has since been registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), was established in memory of her late parents who profusely showered love to all and sundry during their lifetime, regardless of tribe, religion, origin and status.
Miss Ayoka Abdulraheem, said the foundation which was launched in 2016, is also planning to build an orphanage school, and a care home for the poor, widows and aged persons in the society.
“We had our first public event in December 2018. At the memorable occasion, we donated food items, other essential provisions and clothes to children in two separate orphanages.
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“The event we recently organized is in this month of May.
It was tagged “The Book Tree”, where we partnered with the Vine Heritage Home foundation at Kuje.
“We purchased and stocked their library with over 200 books. During the event, our volunteers and staff also read pages of some of the donated books to the children,”she added.
Miss Ayoka Abdulraheem, disclosed that her organisation will not relent in ensuring that destitute children in orphanages and child-care foundations are educationally trained to become successful in life.
She said: “We are committed to ensuring that these poor, young and orphaned children get the best in life.
“As a NGO, we have been organizing fund-raising ceremonies to garner funds for buying food items, provisions and clothes for inmates of several orphanages.
“We also donate relief items to IDP camps, and provide the IDPs with quality medical care.”Our organisation is also at the fore front of promoting child/adult education through organizing literacy seminars, book fairs, and awarding scholarships to indigent children.
“Above all, we offer counselling services and also provide optional therapies to victims of sexual abuse, among others.”
