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Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria Officers Wives Association (DICONOWA), has shared food items, other essentials to orphanages ast part of the end of year humanitarian outreach to host communities in Kaduna.
The Coordinator of DICONOWA ,Mrs Nafisa Tafida, headed the distribution of palliative by her team on Saturday in Kaduna.
Tafida stated that the exercise was done as part of the association’s kind gesture of showing love, compassion and generosity to the vulnerable in the society so they could feel the sense of belonging in the forthcoming Christmas and New Year seasons .
She reiterated the resolve of the officers’ wives to extend hands of generosity to the needy and less privileged members of the society .
The homes visited included Jamiyyar Matan Arewa and Adonai and DICON medical facility.
Items given to the homes included bags of rice, beans, cartons of noodles, spaghetti, tubers of yam, palm oil, vegetable oil diapers, and towels among others .
The DICONOWA coordinator became emotional and was moved to tears at Adonai orphanage, while posing for a photo session with children in the care-giving facility, promising to remember them frequently in kind gestures of the association .
In her response , President of Jamiyyar Matan Arewa, Rabi Saulawa, commended the kind gesture of DICONOWA.
Saulawa promised to utilize the donated items strictly for the purpose they were meant for, adding that the food and other essential items would go a long way in putting smiles on the faces of kids at the center .
She enjoined other individuals and corporate entities to emulate the generous gesture of officers’ wives , saying orphans needed to be pampered with gifts and show of love so they won’t be overwhelmed by their status .
Also, the handler of Adonai Orphanage Centre, Pastor Samuel Oyelowo, appreciated DICONOWA for remembering the orphans, particularly in the season of love, to the needy as enjoined on followers of Christ in the scripture .
Oyelowa said that the facility since its establishment about 28 years ago, had not had any case of any casualty among inmates, some of whom he disclosed were university graduates through the sponsorship and efforts of the centre .
” We must appreciate people like you who have kept us rolling in our efforts to cater for these kids whose welfare and upbringing have fallen on us .
” At present , We have 37 children in this facility, 12 are in different universities such as Ahmadu Bello University , Bayero University , Ekiti University and Kaduna State University, all on our expense.
” We ensure all children in this Home are taught one form of trade or the other so they would become useful members of the society, ” he said.
DICON Clinic, items distributed included mosquito nets, blankets , electrical current stabilizers, rechargeable lamps, dustbins among others.
The Medical Director of DICON Clinic , Col. Maruf Yaya, lauded the association, saying the donated items would make positive impacts and be maximally utilized .
Tafida expressed optimism that the facility, which catered for primary health needs of both civilians and military, would be upgraded with DICON becoming a military industrial complex in the nearest future .
The Coordinator expressed satisfaction with equipment and facilities at the clinic, adding that she had no iota of doubts that patients were in good and capable hands in the hospital.
