Food Security Nigeria Project #78949

Feed 200 Children in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

by MARYPAT LOVE & CARE FOUNDATION

Feed 200 Children in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Project Report | Sep 28, 2026
Sept 2026: World Bank WIM & ESF Certified

By MARY KOSARACHI NWAFOR | Founder, MARYPAT LOVE & CARE FOUNDATION

Dear Supporters,

This September 2026 update is specific to Feed 200 Children in Ebonyi State, Nigeria - Project #78949 at OKPAUGWU Primary School.

Since our last approved report 328599 on Aug 28, 2026 (US Volunteer Onboarded - Seeking First Donors), our team achieved:

- World Bank Group WIM Success Lab: Strengthening Coordination and Cohesion in Women in Mining Organisations - 23 Sep 2026 - Verification 0001038628-0000509898 - Director Edith Umole
- World Bank Group ESF Fundamentals (EXTERNAL) - 25 Sep 2026 - Verification 00055545-0000509898

- UNICEF: PSEA, Fraud Awareness, Child Safeguarding, GBV certificates

How this applies to Feed 200 Children #78949:

Before feeding, we now conduct ESF safeguarding screening and child safeguarding briefing. We have installed a grievance box and PSEA reporting channel at OKPAUGWU Primary as per UNICEF standards. Widow mothers of the children are organized using WIM coordination principles for transparent food distribution.

Current need: We still have $0 raised of $5,000 goal. Due to current hardship in Nigeria, our sister project #78950 now provides $100 standard / $150 for extreme hardship cases per widow, to help mothers support children at home so school feeding is not the only meal.

Our videos are on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook Page. Next report due Dec 26, 2026 - submitting early to improve Search Rank 5,780 of 11,626 and show transparency.

Thank you for following our progress.

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Aug 28, 2026
US Volunteer Onboarded - Seeking First Donors

By MARY KOSARACHI NWAFOR | CEO, Marypat Love & Care Foundation

200 Children in Ebonyi - Verified Beneficiaries

Dear Supporters,

We are sharing our first progress update for Project #78949 – Education and Nutrition Support for 200 Vulnerable Children in Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

Current Status: $0 raised of $5,000 goal – We have not yet received our first donor. Our Appeal "Need First Donors – 2 Projects Live, $0 Ever" was approved Aug 27 (Communication #17755) and distributed to GlobalGiving donor network.

Progress without funds in last 7 days:

1. International Volunteer: On Aug 27, we onboarded our first US-based volunteer, Sirin, as Fundraising Champion for BOTH Project 78949 and Project 78950 (100 Women). Sirin committed 4-8 hours per week for grant research and US promotion. Her confirmation: "Yes both tasks work for me. I can dedicate minimum 4 hours per week and at most 8."

For 78949 specifically, Sirin will search for child nutrition and education grants in the US and share goto.gg/78949 to help us find first donors.

2. Community Entry: We were welcomed in Ezza land – Ezza news updates and Ezza Ezekuna Sons & Daughters Forum. 100% of our 200 children beneficiaries are verified indigenes from Ezza North, Ezza South, Izzi, and Abakaliki LGAs. Community leaders available for verification and field visits.

3. Learning Best Practice: We studied First Lady Arya Ali's Adopt-an-Orphanage Initiative in Guyana (192 children, 9 homes, Amazonia Mall partnership) – A model for joy, education, and private-sector partnership that we hope to replicate in Abakaliki.

Next Steps:
- Week 1: Sirin to identify 5 US grants for child nutrition/education
- Community verification of 200 children in 4 LGAs
- Outreach for first donors to move from $0 to first donations

We remain open to field visits and 100% local verification.

Thank you for following our journey from $0 to first donors.

Warm regards,
Kosarachi Nwafor
CEO, Marypat Love & Care Foundation
Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Org #106432 – Due Diligence till Aug 20, 2028, Superstar 122

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