Tag: Food
One community at a time; the ReachOut response to malnutrition in Lagos
LAGOS, NIGERIA: Mrs. Faith Awodele, seated among other mothers at Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu primary health centre in Somolu, was concerned about her 10-month-old daughter’s lack of appetite and incessant crying which had persisted for 3 weeks. She had tried everything to make her daughter...
#HungerProtest: Soaring Food Cost Is Restricting Community-Led Meal Clubs In Kano
KANO, Nigeria: On one Wednesday in 2011, Ummai Dahiru, a 43-year-old widow, was struggling to make ends meet in Unguwar Rimi, a community in Bagwai Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano, northwest Nigeria. The five mudus of rice that she had anticipated to sell,...