A non-profit charitable organisation dedicated to supporting the spouses and families of Customs officers Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA), has reiterated its commitment to empower over 1,200 members on skill acquisition and various training between now and the end of 2024.
The national president of COWA, Mrs. Kikelomo Adeniyi, disclosed during the courtesy visit of the association to the Federal Operations Unit Zone A, Ikeja and meeting with the controllers of FOU Zone A, Murtala Muhammed International Airport and Murtala Airport Commands in Lagos.
“Our visit is to acquaint you with the activities of COWA, which is a non-profit organisation that was set up on August 13, 2009 to promote the welfare of the families of Customs officers, and to foster friendship bonds, unity and understanding among the wives of officers.
“We are dedicated to supporting the spouses and families of customs officers. We work to ensure the attainment of this objective through various outreach programmes such as human capacity trainings, empowerment schemes as well as regular enlightenment of members,” she said.
According to her, COWA also extends support to the widows and children of fallen customs officers as well as orphanages across the country.
“We have identified specific areas of need that we intend to focus our attention on in the short and medium terms. These areas include; training our members on family’s health living, skill acquisition, business training and empowerment programmes, embarking on campaign against drug abuse and promotion of basic education,” she said.