By Dipo Olowookere
A non-profit organisation, Inyang Otu Foundation, as part of its contribution to the on-going Social Investment Programme of the federal government, has taken it upon itself to cater children in slums across the country.
This, the foundation, founded by Ms Inyang Out, through its Inyang’s Food Drive Initiative by offering a rare combination of care services, ranging from provision of quality food to cloths, foot wears, drugs and medical professionals to cushion the effect of low hygiene and inadequate basic amenities in slums.
“I want to use this opportunity to encourage kind hearted individuals to join the movement to feed, sanitize, educate and empower the children living in slum areas around Nigeria and Africa,” Ms Otu said in a chat.
It was gathered that the foundation’s education programme is segmented into three age categories (3 – 5 years, 6 – 11 years and 12 – 20 years) and they provide vocational studies and trainings in trades like interior design, hair dressing, carpentry, baking, sewing, photography, sculpturing, tailoring, barbing, bead making and graphic design to mention a few.
Over the years, children from the streets have had the privilege to acquire specialized skill sets with great milestones in areas of physical and mental health development. The growth in interpersonal skills has also led several students to become more independent with professional certifications.
The Inyang Otu Foundation was founded in October 2015 as a non-profit organization and birthed for the purpose of human wellbeing. It currently offers monthly community development support to over 300 children across densely populated areas in Lagos, Ogun, and Cross River States in Nigeria and Ghana.
