The Lagos Food Bank has partnered with Glo Foundation, a corporate social responsibility organisation founded by Globacom, the telecom behemoth, to provide food boxes to the Ilaje neighbourhood of Bariga, Lagos.
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When thousands of people from the Ilaje village in Bariga, Lagos State, gathered to receive food and other goods last Saturday, the Glo Foundation said that the initiative’s goal was to lessen food insecurity and the suffering of the poor in society.
Rice, garri, spaghetti, noodles, tomato sauce, tooth brushes, sardines, salt, vegetable oil, and spice cubes were all included in the food packets. At the Love Lagos Jetty in Bariga, the large boxes of food products were distributed in cooperation with the Lagos Food Bank. Beneficiaries expressed delight at the unique effort, which marked the start of the Foundation’s statewide food initiative to help hundreds of thousands of Nigerians throughout multiple Federation states.
As the beneficiaries sang and danced in celebration of the Glo Foundation’s generosity, the air was charged with enthusiasm and gratitude. Mrs. Adejumobi Mofe-Damijo, the Head of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of Globacom, spoke at the occasion and emphasised the Foundation’s commitment to uplifting families by organising a food drive that she said would be expanded to other regions of the nation.
In line with its mission to empower and care for the underprivileged, she said the Foundation will implement a number of initiatives that would have a positive effect on various facets of society.
In order to accomplish the success that the event documented, Mofe-Damijo also commended the Globacom employees for adopting the culture of contributing assistance to the project consultants, Lagos Food Bank Initiative. With the food and other supplies in the packs they received, the delighted recipients expressed their gratitude to Glo Foundation for the admirable intervention.
Community member Abiola Oladunjoye, who is unemployed, revealed that the Foundation’s food pack was a gift from God for her family. “Thank you so much. May the company continue to grow and be protected by the Almighty. I hope that you all continue to succeed and that the business remembers us here. In a same spirit, chef Amarachi Peter lavished the Glo Foundation with gratitude for introducing the community to its Food Drive train.
At a time when the cost of life has grown intolerable, she said the pack was a big relief. In a same vein, hairstylist Eunice Kehinde continued to pray for Glo Foundation and the Globacom employees who were present to assist with the distribution. “My family finds it difficult to eat these days.
She praised the Glo Foundation for taking the community into consideration in the food drive project and said, “With this food pack from Glo, we are sure of what to eat for some weeks.” Globacom’s contribution to the food drive was acknowledged by Michael Sunbola, Executive Director of the Lagos Food Bank Initiative, who also extended an invitation to other corporate entities to join the charitable endeavour.
“We are pleased to work with Globacom on this,” he said. This is the pilot phase, and the initiative to improve the lives of the actual impoverished in society will also help other regions of the nation,” he stated. Next Saturday, the Glo Foundation train is scheduled to make a similar stop in another Lagos town.
