YOUTHS under the aegis of Executives Helping Initiative, have donated relief materials to about 105 households in Aga community area of Ikorodu, Lagos State.
The donation was part of the monthly drive to ameliorate the hardship of the COVID-19 on the people of the state.
The initiative which partners its members who are celebrating their birthday delivered the materials to the aged members of the community.
In a release issued shortly after the distribution of the items, the group said that the ‘Executives Helping Initiative’ is a charity organisation in Lagos, spearhead by youths.
The group further said that its target are communities, aged persons, orphanages, hospitals, prisons and people living in slum areas of Lagos.
“Every month, the organisation partners the celebrants of that month, offering them a charitable way to celebrate the gift of life. However, donations are also received from the general public.
“Our mandate includes feeding families, communities and orphanages; offering free medical check-up, and cancer screening at the end of the
year; community clean up exercises, empowerment of residents in slums and prison visitations.
“In July, like the past months of the pandemic, we decided to intensify our feeding programme, and that is why we are visiting Aga community in Ikorodu today.
“It is part of our duty to feed the elderly people in the community. And we are happy that with the support of the Baale of this community, we were able to reach out to over 105 households.
“Our July programme was different from the regular mode of operation. Many of our volunteers gathered to make merry with the residents,” said Oguntuyo Adebayo, the group’s head of public relations.
The residents of Aga community were excited as they received the food items.
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