NAWOJ identifies with Mother Theresa's children home
By Mercy Solomon
Mother Theresa's children's home situated at Gwarinpa Housing Estate, Abuja, played host to the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) as part of NAWOJ's 20th year anniversary celebration.
The home run by Chief Yeye Bolanle Dare, an ex-journalist, until she had the calling in 2007, to take care of abandoned babies.
The love for babies made her seek for more in the streets of Abuja.
In her remarks, NAWOJ's National President, Hajia Fatimah Abdulkareem said, NAWOJ decided to include the visit to the home in her week-long activity of her 20th anniversary in order to appreciate God's love as mothers and cuddle babies of the home who are not privileged to get same from their biological mothers.
She advised young girls that are not ready to have babies to use preventive measures, or abstinence until they are married, so as not to have unwanted babies prone to abandonment. In rape cases, the International Federation of Female Lawyers (FIDA), she said was ready with free legal services and urged parents to speak out for the perpetrators of such act to be brought to book.
In her response, the proprietor of the orphanage, Yeye Dare also referred to as, “Nneoha” thanked NAWOJ for her show of love and care.
She said in providing motherhood and love for the motherless, the children of the home would attain any height in life through the efforts of good spirited people and that, already the children bear the names of very important personalities like Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Turai (taken care by the first family), Obama and others.
Items presented to the home by NAWOJ include, toiletries, cash, coolers for preserving food for the children.
It could be recalled that NAWOJ came into being in the year 1989 to bring the activities of Women Journalists in Nigeria to the fore as vessels of peace and unity and, to encourage women towards equal participation in the Nigeria Union of Journalists activities at professional, economic, political and cultural levels.
