Yuletide: GELD FOUNDATION PUTS SMILES ON FACES OF WIDOWS
A Non-Governmental Organization known as Glovis Entrepreneurial and Leadership Development Foundation (GELDF) in continuation of its humanitarian project has put smiles on the faces of 100 widows across 4 states of Nigeria.
According to the Founder, Mr Kayode Akinade the distribution of raw food materials and cash gifts to widows in Abuja FCT , Kaduna, Kwara and Oyo States was to support the widows and encourage them; especially in the Yuletide season of December 2020.
The project also captured data entries of the shortlisted widows in respect to their businesses, home locations, physical well-being, and educational background among other details of importance.
“The essence of this project is keenly interested in putting smiles on the faces of widows and their families during the Christmas season, and also to get their data captured in respect of accessing future support to their business and development of entrepreneurship skill that can improve the scope of their businesses and enhance productive living while supporting them on a journey management to financial independence.
GELD Foundation is committed to ensuring that it encourages and enhance the standard of living of Women, Youths and Widows engaged in small scale trades/crafts through business management and entrepreneurship training on how to move their business forward and improve their standard of living.
GELDF has developed several social and humanitarian projects for the benefits of widows and youths in our society in general.”
He added.
The gift items were delivered to them with dignity as it was packed and distributed in a branded carton with Christmas card in several locations and at their residence.
It was an emotionally laden experience as the recipients were full of joy and expressed their immense gratitude to the founder, partners and organizers of the project.
