The foundation’s Founder, Prince Ekunola Donating Food Item to An Orphanage
NGO Reaches Out To the Less Privileged In Ogun, Oyo, FCT
A non-governmental organization (NGO), Prince Ekunola Gbenga Abraham (Pega) and Friends Foundation, has extended a hand of fellowship to the sick, widows and orphans as part of the foundation’s goals to alleviate poverty and improve living conditions in Ogun, Oyo, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other part of the country.
According to the founder/Director of the foundation, Prince Ekunola Gbenga, in a release emailed to newsdishng.com explained that the gesture was informed by pitiable conditions of widows, sick and less-privileged in the society, as well as determination to boost their confidence.
Prince Ekunola, decried the level of poverty particularly in rural communities within the country, attributed the situation to poor attention by the three tiers of government.
“The empowerment came in form of settlement of Hospital bills of Patients, donation of foodstuff, skills acquisition and business development for widows and orphans in Ogun, Oyo and Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
“Plans are also underway to extend the gesture to other parts of the country in the nearest future”, the release stated.
The release also reads: “in Ogun State, Pega and friends foundation helps raised fund for individuals in dire need of financial help for medical purpose in some of hospital visited which includes State Hospital Ijaye Abeokuta, also visited Ogun State Juvenile Centre where materials in different kind and food items were donated. In Ilaro, a liver disorder patient was assisted.
“Also in Ibadan, Oyo state, our NGO supported the hospital bills of cancer patient and other supportive aid to the family”.
The Foundation’s founder, Ekunola Gbenga, confirmed the effort of the foundation on widows, Orphan and less privileges across the nation, he said, that the gesture was to extend hand of fellowship to the less privileged especially widows and orphans in the society.
He reiterated that the commitment of the foundation to raise the hopes of the needy in the society.
“The foundation was established to alleviate sufferings and pains of the less-privileged in the society.
“I know what it means for someone to be sick, homeless or to live in a house with a leaking roof, wealth would be meaningless if it cannot be used to better the lives of the needy.
“I would also want to implore the rich and wealthy in our society to come to the aid of the poor in the society through several interventions like provide jobs creation for the youths; build skills acquisition centres for willing adults, market stalls for men and women and others”, he said.
PEGA disclosed further that the foundation was focused at enhancing the quality of life of Nigerians by promote health, socio-economic development and status of vulnerable and disadvantaged women, children, youths and men in community and welfare, character management & rehabilitation programs for inmates.
He said, “We go round Nigeria to help the underprivileged in the society and this we have been doing over the years. To change our society and make the world a better place we must love, give and share no matter how small.”
He added that the NGO is solely funded by Prince Ekunola Gbenga Abraham (PEGA) and his friends across Nigeria.