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From Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja
As part of its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility, an anti corruption organization, the Network Against Corruption and Human Trafficking (NACAT), has adopted the Poorest of the Poor Rehabilitation Center, commonly known as ANAWIM Home, as its annual beneficiary, where they donated food items, toiletries and cash.
ANAWIM Home, operated by a voluntary, non-political, and non-profit-making church body, the Missionary Sisters of the Poorest of the Poor (MSPP), dedicates itself to addressing the needs of the most vulnerable, irrespective of class, race, tribe, color, or religion.
The development took place on a Wednesday during NACAT’s charitable visit to Anawim Home, situated in Bako, Gwawalada Area Council, Abuja.
Led by its executive director, Samson Tega, alongside Barrister Ovie Justice, director of Legal and Operations, and Stanley Ugabge, the operational manager, NACAT demonstrated its commitment as a pro-democracy civil society organization by giving back to the society through the orphanage home.
In a heartfelt address to the center, Tega, moved by the stories and impactful activities, declared that NACAT would officially adopt the center as its annual CSR beneficiary.
He further revealed plans for the NGO to extend its support through the adoption of the center for an upcoming school partnership program scheduled to be unveiled next year.
Tega expressed gratitude to the center, acknowledging that he initially anticipated meeting an orphanage but was pleasantly surprised to discover a substantial rehabilitation center.
During her welcome address, Sister Augustina Malogun, the general coordinator of MSPP, provided the NACAT team with insights into the activities of the rehabilitation center.
Highlighting its 27-year existence, she disclosed that the center serves as a haven for less privileged individuals, encompassing orphans, those grappling with mental health challenges, abandoned infants and children, as well as young girls facing unwanted pregnancies and engaged in prostitution.
Sister Augustina, while speaking on their achievements, further said their success in rehabilitating individuals, facilitating their reunion with their families and providing homes for those without homes are some of the things they do.
For those without families, the center provides a supportive home environment for as long as needed. She revealed that the center collaborates closely with law enforcement agencies, including the police and The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), as well as Social Welfare.
Recall, in as part of efforts to checkmate social vices and in fulfilment of its CSR, NACAT in 2022, had a massive sensitization campaign in UnguwanHausawa Kpaduma 2 Asokoro Extension Guzape district of the FCT, that centered on corruption, drug and human trafficking.
