{"id":117184,"date":"2025-04-08T19:51:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T18:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=117184"},"modified":"2025-04-08T19:51:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T18:51:19","slug":"red-cross-supports-edo-flood-victims-with-n38m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/red-cross-supports-edo-flood-victims-with-n38m\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Cross supports Edo Flood Victims with N38m"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Tracy Moses<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Nigerian Red Cross Society, in collaboration with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, has provided\u00a0financial support of N38 million\u00a0to aid Edo communities affected by devastating floods.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The funding is aimed at alleviating the hardships\u00a0faced by residents\u00a0in these areas.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The affected communities include Ikpe in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area and Ogbesse in Ovia North East Local Government Area, both\u00a0located\u00a0in Edo State.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Addressing journalists during the disbursement of the funds to some of the beneficiaries in Ikpe Community on Tuesday, 8 April 2025, Mr. Wilson Ekhomogiazin, Branch Secretary of the Nigerian Red Cross Society, Edo State, said the N38 million was shared among 500 beneficiaries from both communities.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He stated that each beneficiary was expected to receive N77,000, adding that if this money is invested in their businesses, it will help improve their standard of living.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr. Ekhomogiazin explained that the Nigerian Red Cross Society visited both communities in 2024 to assess the impact of the floods and discovered that they needed help, which has now been provided.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He further explained that the funds, which will be distributed to vulnerable groups such as the elderly, physically challenged persons, pregnant women, and breastfeeding mothers, are one\u00a0of the ways\u00a0the Nigerian Red Cross Society is improving the lives of indigent Nigerians.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ekhomogiazin also mentioned that the Nigerian Red Cross Society had empowered 1,000 indigent persons in various communities in the state in 2024 and had issued an early warning protocol to them.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;In October 2024, we implemented\u00a0what we call\u00a0the simplified early warning protocol. The essence of this protocol was to provide communities prone to flood disasters with some capacity to respond, and we provided support to 1,000 households,&#8221; Ekhomogiazin said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also speaking, Nwaoha Charity, Disaster Management Officer (Migration), Abuja, commended the process of selecting the beneficiaries, saying that those chosen had met the criteria for selection. She emphasized that the process was free from\u00a0any form of\u00a0manipulation and urged the beneficiaries to join the Nigerian Red Cross Society to help impact more lives.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Director of Rehabilitation Services, Ministry of Women Affairs, Edo State, Mr. Sylvester Okeoguale, commended the Nigerian Red Cross Society for assisting indigent members of society.\u00a0He urged the beneficiaries to use the funds wisely, noting that\u00a0it is rare for such help to come by\u00a0nowadays.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, the chairman of Ikpe Community, Mr. Christopher Victor, applauded the donors for their generous gesture and promised that the funds would be judiciously utilized.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tracy Moses The Nigerian Red Cross Society, in collaboration with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, has provided\u00a0financial support of N38 million\u00a0to aid Edo communities&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":117185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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