Emmanuel Hope Foundation (EHF) has charged children living with disability to see hope and potential in their conditions as they go through life.
The foundation recently made the charge in Ibadan during an event tagged ‘Back to school palliative care’ organised for people, especially children living with diverse disabilities.
A board of trustee’s member of the foundation, Mrs Olubumni Joseph, said the foundation, founded in 2022 had been assisting children living with intellectual disabilities with their education and basic needs.
“We also organise poverty alleviation programmes aimed at improving the quality of lives of widows and the payment of school fees of disabled children,” she said.
Founder and CEO of the foundation, Mrs Abiola Poopola, stressed that they are passionate about giving hope to the hopeless, adding that there is no one, irrespective of their situation is out of the sight of God.
“Do not allow your situation to discourage you or limit your thinking. God changes situations and rewrites stories, and you also fit into God’s plan and programme,” she said.
While encouraging the children and women, Pastor Lawal of the Deeper Life Bible Church, said there is no one, no matter how small or great, that does not need help or intervention from someone else.
In light of this, the pastor appreciated the foundation for the work it is doing in the lives of children and widows with special needs and also encouraged it to continue with its good work for the betterment of society.
The founder of Oziyerei Ojirogbe Foundation, Mrs Bolaji Alatishe, stressed that education is the key to unlocking life’s potential and that everybody deserves access to quality education.
She told the children that their disability does not mean inability and that they are capable, strong and talented individuals who deserve success.
The items donated to the children are food, school bags and exercise books. For the widows, foodstuffs and other items were given to them.
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