Yuletide: NGO Distributes Gift Items, Cash In Lagos
A Non-Government Organisation(NGO), BeBe Foundation, on Thursday distributed gift items and cash to vulnerable persons in Lagos in the spirit of the Yuletide. The News reports that beneficiaries were mostly people living with disabilities, widows, and those just released from prison. Items shared include shoes, clothes, cream and seasonal packs with wheat and rice, while N5000 cash was also given to each beneficiary. Rev. Dr Stephen Oyinlola, Chairman of the group, said that the idea was to put smiles on some faces, especially those who could not afford three meals in a day, promising to be consistent with it. “The issue here is that whereever you are, try to make people happy, let somebody be happy through you, that is the message we are passing out today. “Most of the beneficiaries are visually impaired, they can not work and can not even afford meal three times in a day,” he said. Also speaking, Dr Onyekachi Ubani, a donor and a legal practitioner, commended the group for makin...