Parents’ apathy complicates challenged kids problem —NGO

The Proprietress of Blue Baby Support Initiative, Mrs Aisha Dania Ogieriakhi, has said that failure of parents to make challenged children accessible to individuals and groups early, is one of the problems confronting them.

According to her, the result is that the situation gets complicated and turns to severe case, which would require fortune to treat.

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The Blue Baby Support Initiative is a global advocacy non-governmental organisation (NGO) for needy children and mothers created to advance the objective of United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3 to provide health and wellbeing for everyone by 2030.

Celebrating with indigent Orphans and Vulnerable Children of Baptist Hospital in Ejigbo, Osun State, Ogieriakhi charged parents of the weak and challenged to have a change of attitude for the welfare of their special children.

She said the children should be exposed to external aid at the time they are young and trainable just as she applauded volunteers of Blue Baby Support Initiative for their dedication.

“These children are precious before God, and we must not for any reason allows them to suffer and have their future short-changed. It behooves on us as an organization to liaise with other well- meaning and socially responsible organizations to support the governments in providing succor for them

“However, some cases appear near irredeemable because they have grown and developed beyond quick fix because their parents would not come out and access help quickly. Parents should please not see these children as a curse.”

Responding, the officer in charge of HIV Counseling and Testing at Baptist Hospital Ejigbo, MrsAlamuAbosede said: “We work in collaboration with humanitarian and health support NGOs to provide help for the children of this village. We have over 400 defenseless children in our care, many have graduated. The management and the children are very grateful to Blue Baby Support Initiative for the year-round support given us to sustain the dream of this scheme.”

Christmas with Love is Blue Baby Support Initiatives way of celebrating the love of God with Orphans and Vulnerable Children, their mothers and all the people spending the holiday in the hospital. This year’s activities included a visit to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, and fanfare with the Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Makurdi, Ibadan and Ejigbo in Osun State Nigeria.