pwyainitiative | PWYAinitiative https://pwyainitiative.org Passionate Women and Youth Achievers Initiative Tue, 09 Jun 2020 19:59:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://pwyainitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Original-size-Mustard-Black-Minimalist-Etsy-Shop-Icon-2-32x32.png pwyainitiative | PWYAinitiative https://pwyainitiative.org 32 32 178695179 Help Limit the impact of Covid-19 https://pwyainitiative.org/help-limit-the-impact-of-covid-19/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=help-limit-the-impact-of-covid-19 Wed, 03 Jun 2020 19:26:00 +0000 https://pwyainitiative.org/?p=6137
Everyone is affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the impact is unfortunately felt more by some than others. The concept of ‘social distancing’ in developing countries is quite challenging given systems that are not remotely equipped for this. A lot of Nigerians are currently struggling with little to no help from the government, as most businesses were closed down affecting employments and livelihoods. This further worsens conditions of individuals barely able to sustain themselves before this.
These individuals include (but not limited to) petty traders whose livelihoods depend on daily sales of goods which are no longer possible, menial, and low-paid service workers who lost their jobs due to lockdown conditions. Much of the population in these areas fall below the poverty line and will be impacted long after the virus is gone.
It is near impossible to observe sanitation guidelines in high-density houses or wash your hands regularly with no running water. People in these communities barely have enough to survive the day and their conditions have been further exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Consequently, our work lately has been focused on providing humanitarian aids in the form of cash handouts and food items to alleviate hunger, hardships, and the loss of jobs/income.
This is the time for us to step up and help the most vulnerable. Think about these people and please think about ways you can get involved. We must act and the time to act is now. Thank you for your support.
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Our Relief Efforts in Pictures

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PWYA continues first phase of the Covid-19 relief effort. We distributed food items and cash handouts to individuals in the agwangede community. These items put a smile on their faces. Most of the people helped where locals living in really inhumane conditions. We hope to continue our work in alleviating some of these suffering and hardships.

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PWYA initiative begins first phase of the Covid-relief effort. We distributed food items and cash handouts to individuals in the Kuje area council whose living conditions have been made worse due to the pandemic.

]]> 6397 Fundraising event https://pwyainitiative.org/fundraising-event/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fundraising-event Sat, 18 Jan 2020 16:14:00 +0000 https://pwyainitiative.org/?p=6349

PWYA Initiative’s first fund raising event. We met with key figures in the community for support with our numerous projects which should roll out throughout the year.

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