The Ubola Rural Community Foundation (URCF), with support from the Northeast Development Commission (NEDC), has distributed dignity kits to about 600 students in Adamawa State.
The dignity kits, which are for both boys and girls, are meant to help improve their hygiene as they focus on their studies.
According to the Executive Chairman of the Ubola Rural Community Foundation, Pharmacist Musa Dauda Etubi, the foundation is committed to improving the health and well-being of students, women, and society. He added that the distribution of these kits and the associated project serve as a means of economic empowerment.
The Adamawa State Government received the six hundred dignity kits from the North East Development Commission in collaboration with the Ubola Rural Community Foundation for onward distribution to women, boys, and girls in the state.
While commending the URCF, the Deputy Governor said, “An equality wins program, awareness campaign, and distribution are core humanitarian interventions the commission encourages.”
Deputy Governor, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta, who flagged off the distribution of the dignity kits, described the gesture as significant, symbolising hope and care for the target beneficiaries.
Represented by the Commissioner for Transport, Chief Mrs Wunfe Anthony, she stated that the government recognises the challenges faced by the people and will never compromise its commitment to protecting and promoting the rights and dignity of vulnerable citizens, especially women and the girl child.
The flag-off, which took place at Government Day Secondary School, Karewa, today, saw the Deputy Governor emphasising the need to thrive and build a community where dignity is a fundamental right and not a privilege. She commended the NEDC and Ubola for such an important project and advocated for its maintenance.
The Assistant General Manager for Health at the North East Development Commission, Dr. Fatima Babari, reiterated the Commission’s commitment to the wealth, health, and well-being of society. She noted that the project also serves as a means of economic empowerment for the beneficiaries.
The Technical Assistant Lead for URCF, Dr. Omede Ogu, shed more light on the project, explaining that it was initiated to restore dignity and hope among the vulnerable, who have faced devastation caused by insurgency in the North East region.
He, therefore, advocated for a dedicated budget line in the state to expand the project further.
In her remarks, the Executive Secretary of the Post Primary Schools Management Board, represented by the Director of Professional and Monitoring Services, Fadimatu Bello, appreciated the donors for their gender sensitivity, acknowledging that sanitation is particularly crucial for girls.
A highlight of the intervention was the decoration of a boy and a girl as goodwill ambassadors for promoting and propagating the message of dignity kits beyond their places of learning, including within social groups.
The dignity kits contain items such as sanitary pads, hair cream, sanitary towels, underwear, and mats, among others, aimed at restoring dignity to the vulnerable.
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