As part of its activities to mark this year International Women’s Day, the Women Education Advocacy Development Initiative, WEADI visited the Mother Theresa Children’s Home Gwarimpa Abuja, where they donated food items.
According to WEADI’s Executive Director PST Regina Omo-Agege, a retired Director with INEC, a philanthropist, she said it gives her joy each time we put a smile on children faces and today God has availed us the opportunity to serve humanity. She lamented though that Corona virus had made it impossible for the group to play with the children.
WEADI she noted is an NGO that’s focused on advancing the Rights and Equality of women and girls. They work with the poorest and most remote parts of Nigeria providing succour to vulnerable women and children.
WEADI’s grassroot engagements strives for Gender Inclusive Education and Development which will lead to the eradication of poverty, illiteracy and promotion of self sustainability.
The WEADI program overtime will touch as many Nigerians as possible, the ED WEADI stated.
PST Regina Omo-Agege prayed for God to bless the proprietress and all the care givers at the Home. Noting that the role of catering for such special children was not easy. She prayed for God to grant them the grace to do more.
The propritress of Mother Theresa Children’s Home, Ms Catherine Emeagwali thanked WEADI for the kind gesture and prayed for God to bless them.
She noted that the Home housed 23 children who are brought to them by government and that their role was to cater for these children until a family adopts them through government.