Lema Plan International Christmas Suprise food items reach out to widows (Day 1)
The high cost of living, which is a result of excessive inflation in market pricing for goods and food items, is one of the issues the nation is currently confronting.
Lema Plan International made the decision to help indigent widows in rural areas by sending them a surprise Christmas package to help them during this time.
SDG 1 – ZERO POVERTY
According to UN reports, more than 700 million people still live in poverty today. The poverty rate is said to be at least 17.2 percent higher in rural areas than in urban areas. These numbers are quite daunting, which is why they are the driving force behind the development of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG-1), […]
Fear the future
With trepidation did Nafisat lift her veil, as it hid the tears that fell uncontrollably from her eyes. She had been running for hours with no end in sight. Running for her dear life it would seem. No, her house wasn’t on fire nor was she being chased, but she was running from the horror […]
THE JOURNEY TO ZERO HUNGER
THE JOURNEY TO ZERO HUNGER Zero hunger is one of the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) which was born at the United Nations Conference in Rio de Janeiro in 2012. The main reason is to produce universal goals that meet environmental, political, and economic challenges facing world nations. All 17 goals were developed to meet every […]
THE SEVERE IMPACT OF POVERTY ON CHILDREN IN LOW-INCOME REGIONS.
Statistics show that as many as two billion children live in poverty, but this poverty is more than just the lack of basic amenities; there is also a spiritual poverty caused by the narrow-mindedness of people who have not had the opportunity to educate themselves. Poverty and its consequences are not limited to communities and […]
NEW LIFE FOR THE OVERLOOKED
It is human nature to only scratch the surface before we jump to conclusions. That’s why we only look at people and their potential based on the incomplete facts we know about them. For this reason, children in slums are seen as criminals and good-for-nothings who will live a hard and bleak life. Unfortunately, or […]
Diary of the hungry man
Dear dairy, Man this sounds girly but whatever goes, this is between me and your fine pages. It’s been a week I went on an air and water diet, no kidding.Okay maybe I am exaggerating but it sure feels like it these days, long gone are the days I can boast of eating ” two […]
Skills development, the future path to poverty reduction.
In the past, our ancestors exchanged goods for other goods; most of the time, services were exchanged for goods. And while times have changed, it is increasingly common for services to be exchanged for goods or monetary value.
Take this example: Mr. Dabo makes stools for homes, making them creatively, taking his time to give each piece a unique touch. Mama Zafar is an expert in cooking and is the city’s go-to person for meals at large events, as her skills are unmatched and her meals always leave an impression.
Poverty Alleviation.
Femi’s family had been feeding from hand to mouth for as long as he could remember. All he knew was hunger and lack. The only reason he could attend school was because it was government funded and even at that, he had to still find ways to get notebooks and other school essentials. His dresses […]
Single motherhood.
It is no longer a situation people bat their eyelids at, as child labour is gradually becoming a norm in our society. Parents who cant cater for their kids send them off to stay with relatives in other cities or with families that need maids, these kids get used to run all sorts of errand, […]