Fundraising for Vulnerable Families To End Poverty and Hunger

Save Our Needy has launched an online campaign to raise funds for vulnerable families mostly women and children affected by COVID-19 in order to help end poverty and hunger.

In Nigeria, millions of families live on less than $2 a day due to economic downturn. Most of these families have women as their breadwinners. They lack food, basic amenities, access to education and health facilities.

A vulnerable child

The emergence of COVID-19 has worsened an already bad situation. It has not only affected the health of thousands of women and children, it has also had a devastating effect on the finances of women who have lost their small businesses or jobs, putting them in a vulnerable situation.

Itegbin community

Save Our Needy hopes to reach out to 50 families in Itegbin community, Okokomaiko, a disadvantaged, riverine community affected by climate change and poverty. We hope to provide them with food and care packages as well as empower them with the tools and knowledge to fight poverty, climate change (environmental degradation) and hunger through free training.

KINDLY DONATE TO OUR CAUSE TO SAVE LIVES. THANK YOU.

Bank account details:

Save Our Needy Organisation

Guaranty Trust Bank PLC

0168556004

For foreign donations:

Save Our Needy Organisation

Guaranty Trust Bank PLC.

0477886089 (Euro Account)

0425886664 (Dollar account)

Swift Code: GTBINGLA

Agency Sort code: 058 - 152599

Marvella Odili Is A Panelist At The Choose Africa Event

The "Choose Africa event", a brainchild of the French Agency for Development (Agence Française de Devéloppement) and PROPARCO was organized on April 14th at the Mike Adenuga Centre, Ikoyi, in partnership with the French Embassy, Nigeria.

The French Minister, Mr. Franck RIESTER speaking at the event

Our Founder, Marvella Odili, who was a panelist,  talked about her work of training and supporting marginalized women and youths to become entrepreneurs, as well as her experience as a participant at the Social and Inclusive Business Camp (SIBC) in France. 

 

Marvella Odili speaking at the event

Country Director of Proparco, Mr. Jean GUYONNET-DUPERAT introducing the panelists

Other members of the panel were representatives from Rensource, UBA, Max.ng, and VEROD Capital.

 

The French Minister of Foreign Affairs and Attractiveness, Mr. Franck RIESTER, who is on a working visit to Nigeria to strengthen Nigerian/French bilateral relations and strengthen the links between the French and Nigerian private sectors, gave a wonderful speech at the event.

 

France Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Jerôme Pasquier, on the right

The event was graced by the French Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Jerôme Pasquier, and a host of other french diplomats.

 

The "Choose Africa" event gave participants the opportunity to interact, exchange ideas and build a good relationship. 

#ChooseAfrica

Marvella Odili Speaks On Community Initiatives, Youths and Women Empowerment and Solidarity

Marvella Odili, Founder/CEO of Save Our Needy was a panelist/speaker at the recently concluded 3rd edition of the event tagged "Night of Ideas", Circles of Solidarity, organized by the French Embassy in conjunction with the Institut Français which took place on January 28th at Mike Adenuga Centre, Ikoyi.

Marvella Odili speaking at the event, "Night of Ideas"

The panelists shed light on the thematic: STRONGER TOGETHER : WHEN COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVES JOIN THE PARTY, SO IMPROVES CITIZENS EMPOWERMENT.

Prof Tunji Azeez passing his point across at the event tagged "Night of Ideas"

Marvella spoke extensively on the marginalization of youths and women in the economic development of Nigeria and how they can be engaged to play a major role.

Cross-section of guests

Other speakers were Prof Tunji Azeez, Head Department of Theatre, Art & Music at Lagos State University, who launched a special program to help inmates through theatre, and Romain Poirot- Lellig, Founder/CEO of Kwik Delivery, a start-up company dedicated to delivery service and the empowerment of youths.

France Ambassador to Nigeria, Jerôme Pasquier, making a speech

A guest interacting with the panelists

France Ambassador to Nigeria

Entertainers

The MC at the event

A wonderful show of creativity

The event which was attended by the France Ambassador to Nigeria,  Jerôme Pasquier, and other dignitaries, was surely a night to remember. 

Our Response To COVID-19 in Adamawa State, Nigeria

Adamawa State situated in the North-East region, has been facing a humanitarian crisis caused by violent attacks from Boko Haram, the dreaded Islamist militant group for more than 8 years. The emergence of COVID-19 has worsened the already bad situation. More women, children and the elderly presently live in extreme poverty, and those who had been able to escape poverty have seen their resources dwindle in recent times. 

 

Poor communities have become more vulnerable to the issues of livelihood, hunger, housing and shelter. COVID-19 has had devastating effects on the health and economic situation of vulnerable women and children. Also, the scarcity of water in this region has made it practically impossible to maintain hygiene. 

The Save Our Needy team reached to the poorest households which have women as the breadwinners in Yola-South, Adamawa State, to provide them with care and hygiene packages consisting of food items, bottled water, menstrual pads, sanitizers, bath soaps, washing detergents and toilet rolls. We also launched an awareness campaign to raise more awareness on the prevention of COVID-19 in order to reduce the rate of infections in the communities.

Marvella Odili Wins "1000 Entrepreneurs Challenge "

We are proud to announce our Founder/CEO, Marvella Odili, as one of the winners of the "1000 Entrepreneurs Challenge" for her project, "Connecting Marginalized Women To Technology and Development."

Marvella Odili 

Over the years, Marvella has economically empowered thousands of marginalized women and youths through skills-building; launched projects for the education of thousands of vulnerable children particularly girls; and advanced the rights of women and girls, through her non-profit organization,  Save Our Needy Organisation. 

As a part of the winning package, all winners were invited to the Africa-France Summit 2020 which was due to start on June 4, 2020 in Bordeaux, France. However, due to the present circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic, all scheduled travels have been cancelled. 

All the winners who were selected from 53 countries in Africa, will have the opportunity to gain extensive knowledge from experts, network, gain visibility for their work and public and private funding from French and African partners of Digital Africa. 

See list of full winners here:

https://digital-africa.co/en/winners-1000/😀🥳

African Children Are The Future of Africa

As we celebrate the International Day of the African Child today, we reflect on the many issues affecting the African child including violence, poverty, illiteracy, neglect, and abuse. No child can thrive in an environment where there is a lack of love, peace and happiness. It is our collective responsibility to provide an enabling environment that is peaceful, vibrant, and healthy for ALL children irrespective of social background, ethnicity, physical ability, and religion to reach their full potential.
 

The African child is the future of Africa. We have to protect their rights. 

Happy International Day of the African Child!

Marvella Odili Wins World of Difference Award

Marvella Odili, Founder/CEO of Save Our Needy was recently awarded the "World of Difference" Award by The International Alliance of Women (TIAW) in faraway Australia in recognition of her outstanding contribution in making "all the difference in the world" to the economic empowerment of women.

Marvella Odili

Marvella is a social innovator, humanitarian and Champion of women and girls' rights who has contributed to the economic empowerment of more than 4,000 marginalized women leading to the realization of their financial independence both in Nigeria and Benin since 2011. Big congrats to her!!!

Connecting Marginalized Women To Technology and Development

Apply NOW for Save Our Needy's women empowerment program which offers FREE training on graphic design, website building, animation, and digital marketing.

Send application stating why you want to participate in the program, your location and full contact details to info@saveourneedy.org

Project Location: Lagos and Adamawa.

Eligibility: Age 18-40

Duration of program: 8 weeks 

Proudly supported by Fondation La France S'engage (FFE).

This project aims to inspire and encourage women to innovate.

Technology is for all: beyond generations, beyond gender, beyond borders, beyond professional and social inequalities.

Deadline extended to December 23^rd 2019.

Save Our Needy Celebrates First International Education Day.

Save Our Needy joined the rest of the world yesterday to celebrate the very first International Education Day. The theme of this day was “Education for Peace and Development”.

Education is a key driver of social change and economic growth, and its importance for achieving gender equality has been widely recognized. It has always been an important element for the development of an individual. It broadens the horizon of one’s mind. Education is one of the most powerful tools we can implement in our global efforts to promote world peace and security.

Education offers people a ladder out of poverty and a path to a promising future. Sadly, about 265 million children and adolescents around the world still do not have the opportunity to enter or complete school. More than a fifth of them are of primary school age.

Nigeria has a high rate of illiteracy. At least 40% of the population, that is about 75 million people cannot read or write a simple sentence. Of this population, the majority of them are women. Forty per cent of Nigerian children aged 6-11 do not attend any primary school with the Northern region recording the lowest school attendance rate in the country, particularly for girls. Despite a significant increase in net enrollment rates in recent years, it is estimated that about 4.7 million children of primary school age are still not in school.

Empowering girls to become self-reliant

 

The education sector in Nigeria today, particularly in Northern Nigeria, faces a lot of challenges including a lack of skilled teachers, poor infrastructure, lack of learning equipment and unconducive environment for learning.

Another challenge in Nigeria is the issue of girls’ education. Among the critical challenges that impede girls’ education are poverty, conflict and violence, early marriages, harmful traditional practices, long distances to school, religious beliefs and inadequate menstrual hygiene.

Save Our Needy works to advance equal access to quality education for all.

"Education is more than a right, education is a remedy. In a world gripped by crises, education can be a pathway to growth and a stepping stone toward peace."- Rania Al Abdullah

Happy #EducationDay