NIGERWIVES NIGERIA - KADUNA STATE BRANCH

2019 ANNUAL REPORT

By President Shalini Dauda

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President:                              Shalini Dauda (India)

Vice-President:                       Mimi Benson (Tanzania)

Secretary:                              Judith Wali (German)

Treasurer:                              Dorothy Ajijola (UK)

Assistant Treasurer:                Dorine Onyedika (Netherlands)

Welfare Officer                        Norma Jibrilu (Brazilian)

Trustee:                                 Josephine Mohammed (UK)

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Membership                                                                                                                             The Branch has 19 paid-up members as at 31st December 2019.

 

Meetings                                                                                                                              General and Executive Meetings took place every six weeks in various members’ houses. Social meetings were held in January, at Josephine Mohammed’s house, and in August, at Judith Wali’s house. The meetings were lively and most enjoyable.

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AGM 2019                                                                                                            

The 2019 AGM held very successfully in Lagos was attended by Josephine Mohammed, Marusia Idakwo and Shalini Dauda. Lagos Branch did Nigerwives proud with a wonderfully smooth organization. The Gala Night celebrating the 40th anniversary of Lagos Branch was superb and greatly enjoyed by all.

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Activities 

1.Local Projects KASSES Back 2 School Project 

                                                                                                                         

Diane Ede once again organized the purchase and distribution of school materials and foodstuffs for indigent hearing- and visually impaired students in the Kaduna State Special Education School (KASSES). The Branch donated N50,000.00 and over N100,000.00 was donated by individual members. It was possible to give assistance to about 60 students. Special thanks go to Zamani College and Mary Travis School for their much-appreciated contributions.

Nigerwives Community Project for Kaduna State Special Education School (KASSES)

This year Nigerwives Kaduna engaged in a Community Project for KASSES.

With the financial assistance from six private schools in Kaduna, our Branch successfully renovated the showers and toilets of the school at a total cost of N3,550,500.00 of which N2,660,000.00 came from our branch, individual members and 3 schools founded by Nigerwives. Josephine Mohammed personally appealed to the private schools for donations as well as providing the contractor of Zamani College to execute the project. Carmen Otigbah’s daughter Vicky, an architect by profession, supervised with marvellous results. Josephine was also instrumental in having the school compound thoroughly cleaned by “Zamani College“ team of 10 environmental workers.

The project was handed over officially to the Principal of KASSES on Friday, 13th September 2019 in the presence of the Commissioner of Education, the Director of Schools and representatives of the donor schools. It is hoped to continue the project in other ways during the next long vacation.

 

2. Other Outreach Programmes

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Ayuba Ishaya, the blind student the Branch was sponsoring received N75,200.00 to cover his course fees. He is now in his final year at the University of Jos and is due to complete his course project by early March.

The Branch donated N10,000.00 to the Demonstration School for Deaf Children for prize giving gifts.

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3. Donations

Kaduna Branch donated the following amounts in the year 2019: -

Braille Centre, Lagos                                                        N250,000.00

Lagos Branch towards the expenses of the 40th

Anniversary celebration of Lagos Branch.                           N50,000.00

Demonstration School for Deaf children                             N 50,000,00

KASSES Back 2 School Project                                          N 50,000.00

KASSES Project                                                               N300,000.00

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Challenges                                                                                                                                                    

The general situation in Kaduna remains characterized by insecurity and rising crime as a result of the increasingly harsh economic climate up North. The Branch was not able to hold the usual Bazaar in December due to a shortage of organizing members. It is however hoped to hold a fundraising event in April 2020.