Chairperson of the Executive Council, Women in Management, Business and Public Service, Mrs Ngover Ihyembe-Nwankwo, discusses the organisation’s recent humanitarian activities amid lockdown due to ...
Chairperson of the Executive Council, Women in Management, Business and Public Service, Mrs Ngover Ihyembe-Nwankwo, discusses the organisation’s recent humanitarian activities amid lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its challenges withWIMBIZ was inspired by the humanitarian challenges associated with the pandemic and the restrictions on movement.
Like most vulnerable women who have lost their life partners and found themselves suddenly taking on the responsibility of being breadwinners, these widows face many challenges. From our interaction during the distribution of the relief packs, the primary concerns were the impact of the lockdown and access to food for themselves and their families.
Studies of the impact of COVID-19 suggest that women’s economic and productive lives will be affected disproportionately and differently from men. Across the nation, women earn less, save less, hold less secure jobs, and are more likely to be employed in the informal sector. They have less access to social protections and their capacity to absorb economic shocks is significantly reduced.
Initially, three communities were considered in Lagos State as the epicentre of the pandemic. Due to the scale of the adverse economic impact of the ongoing pandemic and in response to the overwhelming support and feedback from our donors, we increased our target. In addition, we diversified our geographic focus and extended our donation window to enable us deepen our reach.
The core values of WIMBIZ are selflessness, professionalism, passion, integrity, respect and teamwork
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