The penultimate phase of the distribution of free food supplements rich in macronutrient, focusing on the first 1,000 days of life to the children within Ajoni communities was carried out yesterday at the council Secretariat. This is an effort of the Chairperson of Ajoni Local Council Development Area, Olori Christianah Olayinka Ogungbemi geared towards reducing child mortality rate and ensure healthiness amongst nursing mother and malnourished children across Ajoni Local Council Development Area, this is done in partnership with an American based international Non Governmental Organisation Bountiful Children’s Foundation, BCF.
It will be recalled, this programme was flagged off at the Local Council Development Area Secretariat by the office of the Chairperson, Ajoni LCDA in conjunction with the Chairman Prince Michael Ogungbemi and Bountiful Children’s Foundation (BCF) Nigerian country representative, Bamitale Oladumiye who declares that BCF will be giving out these free food supplements for the next six (6) months to all the malnourished nursing mother and child across Ajoni communities.
The first phase of the programme had over 400 participants from Oke Ayedun, Odo Ayedun, Esun and Ayebode children and their mother’s in attendance.
The 4th phase was held yesterday at the LCDA Secretariat at Ayedun Ekiti.
The Chairperson noted that the programme is aimed at providing nutritional supplementation to malnourished children and pregnant/nursing mothers at no cost and promoting healthy children in each families, societies and nation at large.
With this act of kindheartedness and benevolence demonstrated by the Chairperson, the mothers of the children expressed an heartfelt gratitude as this efforts of the Chairperson is the first of it’s kind in Ekiti State and saluted the Chairperson for being so magnanimous and humane and promise to always support her initiatives in bringing succour to the women and children.
This laudable initiative is a deliberate attempt aimed at improving the formatives days of the children with a good start-up in their brain formation which enhances adequate, cognitive and critical thinking.
All these are made possible by the ever hard working Chairman for providing an enabling environment for the office of the Chairperson to deliver optimally in her office as the first lady to extends opportunities at the grassroots and Ajoni suburbs.