Bauchi First Lady’s InExhaustible Philanthropic Gestures.
In actuality, what was distributed through the 1st lady’s foundation – Al-Muhibbah – were start up materials for rural women who had expressed interest in starting a business of their own. Many of the women expressed interest in starting up a pure water retail business, some preferred flour grinding business, etc. flour grinding machines were distributed following a training session on how to operate the machines. Bags of water were distributed to the women as requested by them. Some others were trained on other skills and given cash.
As a caveat, the 1st lady of Bauchi State, Hajiya (Dr) Aisha Bala Mohammed is the founder of the Al-Muhibbah Foundation since thirteen [13] years ago with offices located across the regions of Nigeria and in Ohio State in the United States of America. She has used the foundation for philanthropy over the years to benefit community women and children. Al-Muhibbah Foundation (AMF) is a non-governmental organization established to serve as means of an integrated life support for the general wellbeing of the less privileged in the society, especially women, children and the youth, addressing their problems and needs. Al-Muhibbah Foundation implements its activities at the grass root level using community based approach.
Through Al-Muhibbah Foundation, over ten ambulances were donated to various local governments in Bauchi State as well as in Abuja. The Foundation pays School fees for Orphans and Vulnerable Children, distributes educational materials, rehabilitates schools and trains teachers especially teachers from schools of children with special needs. Donation of Drugs and Medical Equipment to Hospitals and Healthcare Centers. Assist in paying medical bills for those that cannot afford.
Recently on June 12, 2020, Al-Muhibbah Foundation visited Makeran Shuwa IDP camp to provide relief items to the IDPs. Donations made included – Food Items, Clothing /Footwear, Entrepreneurial items aimed at empowering women. The number of households in the camp was ninety (90) with a population of 850 with women and children in majority.
Through the years, the 1st lady had engaged in countless philanthropic gestures too numerous to enumerate exhaustively. Her experience has served her well. Most of her efforts have become grass root based rather than mere donations of items without knowing what the real needs of the recipients. She has become sensitive to knowing the needs of the recipients prior to embarking of distribution of palliatives and/or relief items.
The Foundation also went on a Medical Outreach – with over a hundred thousand free medicines for children.
On the same day in Alkaleri local government in Bauchi, The Al-Muhibbah Foundation commissioned a skill acquisition centre for fifty women in sewing, knitting, salon services and the use of the computer to encourage the women to come into information technology. Still yesterday, the Foundation flagged off a Not Too Late to Learn Program for older women to get them back to school. Recently, in partnership with Fidelity Bank, over 3,000 women were catered for in Misau LGA under another medical outreach program. All these were done under The Al-Muhibbah Foundation.
