We Celebrate All Women Today

Typically, Women’s Day is celebrated all over the world today. From Nigeria to the Republic of Benin where Save Our Needy is actively touching lives, women from all walks of life have come out in large numbers, beautifully attired to celebrate their day.

The SON theme for Women’s Day this year, is ‘’Women: Be An Inspiration To Others’’. In the French language, it is: ‘’Femmes, Soyez Une Inspiration Pour Les Autres.’’

We hope by this theme to see more women become role models no matter where they come from or what social class they belong to. From the poor street seller to top female executives, we hope to see more women becoming a source of inspiration to their children, husbands, co-workers, neighbours and all those they come in contact with on a daily basis.

This year we are particularly celebrating Lupita Nyong’o who despite being black and from Africa, won the Best Supporting Actress at the Academy Awards (America’s most celebrated movie award) for her role in the movie 12 Years A Slave. Although not from an impoverished background, Lupita is an inspiration to many young, black women all over the world today. If Lupita could do it, why can’t you? As she rightly said, ‘’No matter where you are from, your dreams are valid.’’ Believe in yourself. Believe in your dreams. This is our message to you.

We at SON wish to see many more women at the top. There is room at the top.

We wish women all over the world a Happy Women’s’ Day!!!