JIBWIS ORPHANS' CARE COMMITTEE SPREADS JOY TO 700 HOUSEHOLD.
By Shehu Aliyu Yola.
In a heartwarming display of kindness, the Orphans’ Care Committee of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatis Sunnah, JIBWIS, Adamawa State chapter, has distributed Ramadan gifts, including foodstuffs and clothes, to 700 households housing over 3,000 orphans in Yola North, Yola South, and part of Girei local government areas.
The National Chairman of the organisation in Nigeria, Sheikh Imam Abdullahi Bala Lau, while unveiling the distribution of the items at the Federal College of Education, Yola, called on government at all levels to assist Orphans’ Care Committee financially or materially.
He also urged members of the National and State Assemblies to initiate programmes that would directly benefit orphans, saying this would make them productive and contribute to the country’s economic development.
The National Chairman of JIBWIS charged parents and guardians of Orphans to ensure that the children attend school and receive proper child-rearing so they can be useful in society.
Sheikh Bala Lau said the organisation will introduce a skills acquisition programme to train parents.
Sheikh Bala Lau then hosted one hundred and fifty orphans and their parents to a breaking of fast (Iftar), the third of the series, where he reiterate the need for wealthy individuals and organisations to assist the less privileged in society, particularly orphans. JIBWIS Orphans' Care Committee has distributed Ramadan gifts to 700 households, affecting over 3,000 orphans in Yola North, Yola South, and part Girei local government areas of the State.
The initiative was aimed to make these vulnerable children feel valued and included in the society. Opening the distribution exercise, the National Chairman of the group, Sheikh Abdullahi Bala Lau, announced plans to introduce skills acquisition programmes for parents and guardians, empowering them to care for their wards without relying on handouts.
Sheikh Lau appealed to the government and well-meaning individuals to support the Orphans' Care Committee financially or materially, stressing the importance of education and proper upbringing for these children.
The State Chairman of the committee, Dr. Bashir Imam Aliyu Hong, revealed that over N17m was raised and spent on foodstuffs and clothes for the orphans, with plans to host a national conference on orphan management.
The event included an iftar hosted by Sheikh Lau for 150 orphans and their parents, highlighting the need for continued support for these deserving children. ###

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