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HIV Trust Fund of Nigeria recognizes donors, partners

L-R - Ms. Blessing Belonwu, Ms. Florence Chukwuma, Mr. Jerry Adebiyi, Ms. Wonuola Jegede, Ms. Kosisochi Ozoemene, Dr Jekwu Ozoemene, Chief Edobor Ozakpolor, Mrs. Nnenna Nwobodo, Mrs. Chidinma Adeniyi, Ms. Nkechi Mary Omojafor and others at HIV Trust Fund of Nigeria (HTFN) awards to some corporate organisations and individuals for their unflinching supports towards the NGO’s efforts to help raise funds to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS, recently.

In line with plans to raise N10 billion as part of the National HIV/AIDS response, focused on the Prevention of Mother to Child transmission (PMTCT), the HIV Trust Fund of Nigeria (HTFN) recognised and honoured some corporate organisations and individuals for their unflinching supports towards the NGO’s efforts to help raise funds to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS.

The award recipients include: Ocean Lord Limited as represented by the Administrative Manager, Mr Jerry Adebiyi; Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) as represented by the HOD Community Relations/CSR/ Corporate Communications, Nnenna Nwobodo and, Chief Edobor Ozakpolor.

In addition to this, Ms Kosisochi Ozoemene, Wonu Jegede and Mokut Utuk were recognized as HTFN Tribe members. The three who recently graduated from Atlantic Hall Secondary School Epe, are committed to advocating the cause and had collectively raised N520,000 towards achieving the objectives of HTFN.

During the event which took place in Lagos on July 31st, 2023, the CEO of HIV Trust Fund of Nigeria, Dr Jekwu Ozoemene, while addressing awardees, appreciated their unalloyed efforts and reiterated the need for individuals, public and private organizations in Nigeria to pool resources to fight HIV/AIDS.

To ensure transparency and accountability, Jekwu went further to state that the HIV Trust Fund of Nigeria (HTFN) will intermittently make public its account and donations.

Nnenna Nwobodo, The representative of Eko Electricity Distribution Company Limited, commended the achievements of HTFN and called for advocacy across schools and grassroots sensitization as a means of eliciting a widespread response.

In addition, Chief Edobor Ozakpolor stated that his donation was made in his name rather than as a corporate so that other individuals will understand that the call to support is not just for corporates alone.

Jekwu thanked HTFN’s funding Trustees: Access Corporation, The Aliko Dangote Foundation, Shell Companies in Nigeria, and Julius Berger Nigeria PLC for their unrelenting support in the fight against the spread of HIV in Nigeria.

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