Nigerian Students Donates To Angola Fire Victims
As a way of alleviating the stress and burden of Angola
fire victims, Nigerian Association of Students Sierra Leone Zone has donated used clothing and assorted food items to
the victims.
The donation which was presented
by the President of the Association took place on Monday 12th
December, 2016 at the Don Bosco Fambul Home were hundreds of children who
suffered from the fire incident are currently taking shelter.
Before presenting the items to the
Director of Don Bosco Fambul, Prince Ogar John said among other things that they
made such donation to console and to sympathize with the victims.
Ogar John
said this is the first donation they have made relating to fire but they have
being making other humanitarian donations.
Some of the
items donated include 3 bags of rice, gallons of cooking oil, bags of salts,
cartons of tomatoes and one bail used cloth.
He said
Nigerian Association of Students- Sierra Leone Zone is the parental body for
Nigerian students in Sierra Leone and all over the world where Nigerians are
studying.
Father George
Crisafulli, Director Don Bosco Fambul said the current situation in the home is
very challenging.
He thanked
the Nigerian Association of Students for such donation and described it as very
timely.
He disclosed
that they are feeding 300 fire victims that are sheltering at the home and they
have 300 children that are originally stayed at the home before the fire
incident.
“At the
months we are taking from another program to support them. From the 1st
of December, 2016, we have over 250 children, 85 mothers and 30 of them are
lactating mothers.”
While he was
saying they are coping with the situation, Father George Crisafulli stressed
about the need for more used cloths to be donated as those are the things the
home need.
He went on to
say that they are waiting for the government to render their assistance as the
victims need help.
“They need to
take care of the babies, the need cloths and shelter,” he said
He furthered,
“we thanked you very much for your contribution. We are not getting big
contribution but the little ones that are coming are very good. It will help to
feed the children three times a day. In one way or another, The Lord will
recompense you.”
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