Sunday Okobi
Entertainment powerhouse and major record label, Jamika Entertainment, in partnership with a non-governmental organisation, Kick Against Child Abuse (KACA), has donated cash and food items during the Okota charity outreach programme, ‘Feed the Hungry’, organised by the Young Elites Champs (YEC) in Lagos State.
The programme, which is aimed at feeding impoverished families in the Okota community in Lagos, is the brainchild of the founder of the YEC, Ms. Treasure Arize.
Some of the items donated included bags of rice, beans, cartons of noodles, packs of seasoning, and other food stuff.
Speaking to journalists at the event recently, Arize emphasised on the hardship many families are facing due to the economic downturn of Nigeria, the COVID-19 pandemic and security challenges.
According to her, “in the words of Mother Teresa, if you can’t feed 100 people, then feed just one. A small donation of N1, 000 can feed a family that has nothing to eat, and I believe there are many well-to-do Nigerians that can afford to support poorer families.
“So I decided to use my foundation to help as much as I can, and with these donations from Jamika Entertainment and KACA, we are looking to surpass the goals that we had set.”
Also, the Head of Operations for Jamika Entertainment, Mr. Stanley Ihensekhien, said the music label is not backing down on its goals to provide support for poor families in Nigeria in whatever capacity.
He said: “We don’t just do good music, we do good deeds. Helping the less privileged is a moral and good thing to do for entertainers, because a hungry man has no energy to dance or listen to music and be merry.”
Also speaking, one of the trustees of KACA, Mr. Douglas Atalor, said the NGO’s mission has always been about helping poor children, whether they are in abusive situations or not.
Atalor stated that: “Hunger is a form of abuse, and most times, it isn’t caused by parents but by bad governance and economy. So we at KACA always strive to provide help for families with children, easing the pressure on the parents by assisting to feed their little ones, and by this, it saves them from finding themselves in abusive situations.”
The ‘Feed the Hungry’ programme is planned to be a continuous project, which will be extended to other areas of the state.
