Nigeria Telecommunication giant Globacom distributed food and other valuable items to thousands of residents of the Ilaje community in Bariga, Lagos State on Saturday.
About The Event
This particular event was initiated by the Glo Foundation in partnership with Lagos Food Bank to reduce food insecurity and alleviate the suffering of society’s underprivileged members. Boxes of food items was shared at the Love Lagos Jetty in Bariga. This kind act put smiles on the recipients faces and brought joy to their hearts. It signals the beginning of a nationwide food initiative by the Foundation to support hundreds of thousands of people across the Nation.
Each food pack contained Rice, Garri, Spaghetti, noodles, tomato paste, tooth brushes, sardines, salt, vegetable oil, and seasoning cubes. It was a day of joy, singing and dancing in appreciation of the Glo Foundation’s kindness.
Jumobi Mofe-Damijo, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at Globacom, speaking at the event highlighted the Foundation’s commitment to bringing joy to families through the food drive initiative. She also noted that the initiative would be extended to other parts of the country. She explained that the Foundation would embark upon a series of intervention projects that would impact different sectors positively and be in line with its vision of empowerment and caring for the underprivileged.
She equally appreciated the staff of the company for picking up the giving culture and sparing time to join the project consultants, Lagos Food Bank Initiative, to ensure the success of the event.
Beneficiaries Rained Praise and Prayers on Globacom
Recipients showered praise and prayers on Glo for their show of love and timely intervention in light of current economic reality. Abiola Oladunjoye, one of the beneficiaries said it was more of a divine provision for her to receive the food pack from the Foundation. “I really appreciate. May the Almighty continue to protect the company and may it continue to grow. I pray for more success for you all and the company itself for remembering us here.”.
Amarachi Peter, another beneficiary praised the Glo Foundation for bringing the train of its Food Drive to the community. She noted that the pack for her was a good relief at a time like this, when the cost of living is not easy to cope with.
Eunice Kehinde, a hairdresser, kept praying for the Glo Foundation and Globacom staff who were on hand to support the distribution. “It is not easy for my family to feed these days. With this food pack from Glo, we are sure of what to eat for some weeks,” she noted, and she commended Glo Foundation for considering the community in the food drive initiative.
The Bigger and Brilliant Picture Ahead
The Executive Director of the Lagos Food Bank Initiative, Michael Sunbola, lauded Globacom for its investment in the food drive. He called on other corporate bodies to jump on the train and help the underprivileged in society.
“We are happy to collaborate with Globacom on this. This is the pilot phase and other parts of the country will also benefit from the drive aimed at touching the lives of the real underprivileged in the society,” he said.
It can easily be inferred that other corporate entities will tow the same line of Globacom in bringing relief to many Nigerians who are currently facing serious economic hardships. Also, it was stated that from Bariga, the Glo Foundation train will move to another community in Lagos next Saturday.