Anambra State-born community development expert, Sylvia Nduka, will support 5,000 women in the Southwest and Southeast in the next quarter.
Her non-profit organisation, Seed Foundation, will supervise the support programmes which will focus on providing access to free healthcare, gender parity and economic relief for women living in underserved communities.
Nduka, in a statement, said the programmes would be in the form of outreaches and donations to organisations and facilities that support women in underserved areas in Lagos down to Anambra.
She explained that every year, since 2020, her organisation had increased the number of women and girls they provide medical and economic support for, adding that in 2022, they plan to reach even more women in more communities around Nigeria.
“Last year, we reached 1,500 women in Lagos alone,” Nduka said.
“We carried out several outreaches and made donations in areas like Okokomaiko, Makoko, Alimosho and several other local government areas.
“This year, my goal is to improve the lives of 5,000 women in Nigeria. We’ve already kicked off activities to make sure that happens.”