NGO DONATES OVER 4000 CONDOMS, 500 PADS TO A VILLAGE
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Joseph Omoniyi
An international Non Governmental Organisation, known as the AIDS Health Care Foundation, AHF, has distributed over 4,000 condoms and 500 sanitary pads to women and girls at Ruga community in Abuja. The Site Coordinator of AHF Nigeria, Dr Chigozie Ikeh, said on Wednesday in Abuja that the distribution was part of activities to commemorate the International Day of the Girl Child, which held on Oct. 11.
She said that the distribution of condoms and sanitary pads would help increase awareness and promote prevention of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases, safer sex, condom use and its role in preventing HIV and unwanted pregnancies.
“Across the states, AHF also conducts both static and mobile free HIV testing, counselling and public awareness programmes to provide condom education to encourage safer sexual practices. “We are also involved in providing wellness services, from 8 a.m to 8 p.m which would avail people access to our facility at their own convince without any form of discrimination or stigmatisation,’’ she said.
She added that the event provided a platform to advocate for every woman and girl-child to be educated and be the best in their various fields of endeavours. “Ruga community in the FCT is a remote area with women between the ages of 20 and 30 years who are engaged in sex trade and various vices.
“AHF is here to sensitise them on their rights as women, empower and educate them on their health, as women are more vulnerable to diseases such as sexually transmitted diseases and HIV,’’ she said. The Prevention Coordinator AHF Mrs Chinelo Achebe, also noted that, the organisation works with young women and adolescent girls, but the event was targeted at out-of school girls who are more vulnerable and predispose to various challenges. Achebe said the event was focused on women and the young girls to be empowered, creative, innovative and been self-reliance as the world was becoming automated.
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