UNAA Offers Hope To Widows, Widowers, Others

The President-General of the United Nations Association of Africa (UNAA), Dr. Sylvester O. Okafor, has donated cash, bags of rice, groundnut oil, tomatoes, among other items, to about 54 persons, including widows, widowers, the physically challenged and the indisposed.

Okafor said in a message from UNAA Headquarters in Houston Texas to the event held at Umuoji Community, Anambra State, that UNAA would continue to support  and give hope to widows, widowers, and the less-privileged across Africa.

According to Okafor, UNAA is an organisation committed to advancing the welfare and development of vulnerable people across Africa.

“Our focus remains to continue to uplift and empower underserved individuals, including widows, widowers, persons living disabilities, and those facing different health-related challenges.

“Umuoji, and indeed the broader Idemili North and South communities, are known for their unity, cultural heritage, and strong communal values.

“Notwithstanding these strengths, there are still individuals within these communities that have continued to experience socio-economic and health-related challenges,” he said.

The Ambassador said that the UNAA, in a bid to further its humanitarian gesture, decided to collaborate with some community stakeholders to organise the event for the beneficiaries.

The UNAA President-General and Founder also expressed the organisation’s commitment to ensuring a result-oriented implementation of impactful initiatives in the communities.

Okafor said that such impact-driven initiatives would include vocational skills development, small-scale enterprise supports, financial literacy education, and access to basic healthcare awareness.

“These interventions are designed to promote self-reliance, restore dignity, and enable beneficiaries to also contribute meaningfully to communities socio-economic development.

“We at the UNAA firmly believe that sustainable development can only be achieved through collective actions.

“To the widows and widowers, we acknowledge your resilience and strengths. To individuals living with health-related challenges and disabilities, we at UNAA affirm your inherent worth and potential,” Okafor said.

Okafor said that the beneficiaries, who were invited from Umuoji, Idemili North and South communities, were given cash, bags of rice, groundnut oil, tomatoes, Indomie Noodles and also received medical treatment from the medical team on ground.

UNAA is an organisation in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSCOC).

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