The Widows Care and Charity Organization(WICCO), has reassured widows of their unflinching support in the new year, citing the importance of keeping a close watch on their children as the future matters.
The Chairman of the Organization,Pastor James Oni speaking at the Annual General Meeting of WICCO, said often times monetary empowerment hardly suffice for many of the target audience ,which informs why they are focusing on material empowerment with direct impact on their economic development.
According to the Cleric, the course is one he is so passionate about because the widows are clearly left alone without much care.
Oni urge the widows present to expect more support with respect to making them self employed.
“We are shifting from cash empowerment to material empowerment,this we are sure will lead to economic improvement of widows,it is also self sustaining.
“With the little efforts and connection we have,we shall continually do our bit to ensure help comes from time to time for you.
“Our feed the widows concept is growing in leaps and bounds to extent that the ministry sent ten widows to us to partake in the gesture and they were well catered for.
“We are not there yet as there are many more widows we need to reach out to,so we call for assistance in cash and kind from public spirited individuals,to keep the hopes of this widows alive”. Oni reiterated.
The Chairperson Deaconess Busola Oluwadamilare, in her keynote address charge the widows in attendance to buckle up and ignore every distractions, as they focus on grooming the future they desire in their wards.
“Being a widow is not the end of the journey neither is it the end of the world. Let it be the beginning of the best time for you by facing your children squarely.
“Train them right let the aids afforded by WICCO improve your lot as well as that of your child let it reflect.
“You are only recognized for all your efforts when people see your children doing great,always pray for your children early everyday, degree what you want for them.
“Also pray to be a success story in parenting not a disaster, I know of some organization that are fraudulent but I am convinced that WICCO is genuine.
“I urge our women out there not to heap all the financial burden of having a functional home on their husbands,rather they should have a viable venture that will give them some earnings with which they can be of help to their spouse.
“Let’s team up and nurture our children for the future we desire.A good society starts from the home and women play a pivotal role in building the home, where peace, joy and happiness dwells.”Oluwadamilare asserts.
WICCO’s Vice Chairman Mrs. Janet Olamiposi Ampitan, in her keynote address cited the need for the Annual General Meeting.
“The AGM is one we ought to have had in 2018,so as to be able to give a feedback to the state for all the support and chart a new course for WICCO.
“We have been registered by Lagos State Government and we need to keep them posted about how far we have gone as an organization.
“Finance is cardinal for greater attainment so we are calling on public spirited ones out there,to support this course.” Ampitan said.
One of the beneficiaries of WICCO’s care gesture,Mrs.Bola Sanusi eulogies the initiator stating in clear terms that two of her children now had admission in tertiary due to the assistants.
“The organization has been so,so supportive, two of my wards got admission in school due to efforts of WICCO and I am certain the selflessness of the initiator will yield an enduring fruit, aside that I have also enjoyed some empowerment opportunities from the organization through skill acquisition programmes and more.
Another beneficiary also said benefited immensely from the sowing of lunch bag sovenir and
Sovenir bags,”now I am economically enabled than before”.
The initiator of Tribute Children Links Initiative Comrade Rotimi Ogunmayowa in his contribution, appraised all that widows go through but encouraged them not to lose hope.
“I urge not to relent,please let’s monitor our wards because of the dangers lurking around,help will come, never give up.