The Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers Kaduna Chapter, has donated various food items and pampers to Jamiyyar Matan Arewa Orphanage home in Kaduna. The food items donated included rice, beans, semovita, garri, noodles, tomato paste, spaghetti, vegetable oil, tea, food drink, condiment, biscuits, soft drinks and pampers.
In line with it’s Annual Nice week Orphanage support and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers Kaduna Chapter is providing food items and more to support orphanages across the state every year.
This initiative is in line with the organization plans to reduce hunger in the society particularly orphanages.
Engineer M.O. Ibrahim FNSE, FNICE, led the delegations of the Kaduna Chapter of the Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers to Jam’iyyar Matan Arewa Orphanage Home to presents the items.
Engr. M.O. Ibrahim said, we submitted the food and other items to the management of Jam’iyyar Matan Arewa Orphanages in order to put smiles on their faces. “Orphanages are an important part of our society that ensure that children without known parents are cared for.
“The work they do is laudable and we at NICE are more than honoured to do what we can to support them.
“We are happy to see the smiles on the faces of the children and the management of the orphanages and we are committed to continuing our work to make their lives brighter.”
In her remarks Engr. Dr. Asma’u Hamdana, MNSE, MNICE, said, “we are with you today to show our concerned, to let you know that you are also a child like any other person and to help you with the little we have, may Allah bless you, she added.”
Also speaking the Chairman the Nigerian Society of Engineers Kaduna Branch Engr Arege Samson Bawa, MNSE, ably represented by Engr. Ellams Abubakar Garba, MNSE, urged other Chapters to emulate NICE Kaduna Chapter in helping the orphans. ” We need to touch their lives because we don’t know what they will become tomorrow, one of them might be a minister, senator, governor, head of state and the female among them might be a first lady in the future, Engr Garba stated,”
In her response the coordinator of Jam’iyyar Matan Arewa Orphanage Home, Hajiya Rabi Musa Saulawa expressed their gratitude to Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers Kaduna Chapter for its support.
The coordinator said, both children and the management of the orphanages are very grateful for your continued support to the orphanage.
“We want to assure you that these donations you have made will be used judiciously and strictly for the children that are in this Orphanage. We wish you safe trip back to your destination.Thank you so much and God bless you.”
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