On Saturday, thousands of Ilaje community residents in Bariga, Lagos State, benefited from a philanthropic initiative by Glo Foundation, which distributed food items and essential goods to help combat food insecurity and provide relief to vulnerable members of the community.

In a heartwarming ceremony held at the Love Lagos Jetty in Bariga, Glo Foundation, in collaboration with Lagos Food Jetty, distributed boxes of essential food items to numerous recipients, predominantly women, bringing joy and relief to their faces. This event marked the launch of the Foundation’s nationwide food initiative, aimed at supporting hundreds of thousands of Nigerians across various states.

The atmosphere was electric with joy and gratitude as the beneficiaries erupted into songs and dances, expressing their heartfelt appreciation for Glo Foundation’s generosity. Each carefully curated food pack contained a thoughtful selection of essentials, including rice, garri, spaghetti, noodles, tomato paste, toothbrushes, sardines, salt, vegetable oil, and seasoning cubes.

At the event, Globacom’s Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Jumobi Mofe-Damijo, emphasized the Foundation’s dedication to spreading joy to families nationwide through its food drive initiative, which will soon be extended to other regions. She outlined the Foundation’s plans to undertake a series of impactful intervention projects across various sectors, aligning with its mission to empower and care for the underprivileged, and drive positive change.

Jumobi Mofe-Damijo also commended Globacom’s staff for embracing the spirit of giving and volunteering their time to collaborate with project consultants and the Lagos Food Bank Initiative, ensuring the event’s success.

Many of the beneficiaries lauded Glo Foundation for the thoughtful intervention with the food and various items in the packs given to them. One of them, Abiola Oladunjoye, an unemployed woman, said it was more of a divine provision for her to receive the food pack from the Foundation. “I really appreciate. May the Almighty continue to protect the company and may it continue to grow. I pray for more success for you all and the company itself for remembering us here.”.

Another beneficiary, Amarachi Peter, a cook, was effusive in praise of Glo Foundation for bringing the train of its Food Drive to the community. She noted that the pack for her was a good relief at a time like this when the cost of living is not easy to cope with.
Eunice Kehinde, a hairdresser, kept praying for Glo Foundation and staff of Globacom who were on hand to support the distribution.

“It is not easy for my family to feed these days. With this food pack from Glo, we are sure of what to eat for some weeks”, she noted, and commended Glo Foundation for considering the community in the food drive initiative.

The Executive Director of Lagos Food Bank Initiative, Michael Sunbola, lauded Globacom for its investment in the food drive. He called on other corporates bodies to jump on the train to help the underprivileged in the society.
“We are happy to collaborate with Globacom on this.

This is the pilot phase and other parts of the country will also benefit from the drive aimed at touching the lives of the real underprivileged in the society”, he said. From Bariga, the Glo Foundation train will move to another community in Lagos next Saturday.