By Chioma Umeha
Promasidor Nigeria Limited has donated various
products to Empower 54 Project in support of its programme aimed at eradicating
malnutrition among Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria.
The donation, which took place last week, would in
no small measure help to boost the worthy initiative of the organisation, which
is at the forefront of eradicating malnutrition in the country.
Promasidor’s support to Empower 54 is in line with
its corporate social responsibility policy, which has seen it contribute to
worthy causes across the country.
Expressing delight at the gesture, Princess Modupe
Ozolua, Founder and President of Empower 54, said the products were greatly
appreciated and the donation worth emulating as malnutrition is a major concern
among IDPs, refugees and underprivileged people not only in Nigeria but also
across the African continent.
According to Prof. Isaac Adewole, the Minister of
Health, 33 per cent of Nigerian children under five years suffer from chronic
malnutrition, which translates into very disturbing statistics and many
innocent lives lost due to lack of sensitisation.
Princess Ozolua commended Promasidor Nigeria
Limited for supporting Empower 54 in such an immeasurable manner, assuring that
the products, which contain vital nutrients would be judiciously utilised.
Empower 54 is a United States non-profit
organisation providing humanitarian assistance since 2003 through health,
education, empowerment, and IDP/refugee programmes to the underprivileged
Africans.
The organisation evacuated the severely
malnourished IDP children from Bama to Maiduguri for treatment two years ago,
but realised more has to be done to save children suffering from severe acute
malnutrition.
Princess Ozolua said it was that experience that
prompted Empower 54 to lead the move towards creating strategic measures to
eradicate the deadly epidemic.
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, is
Empower 54’s global goodwill ambassador for its campaign to eradicate
malnutrition in Africa, and it’s also supported by the Australian government,
IMF and other international partners.
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