Support 50 Vulnerable Children in Calabar

Charles Edet Effiong Foundation, through its community intervention services, renewed the hope of its beneficiaries including households and children - as always.

These interventions were done by providing educational, health, psychosocial, and financial literacy and management to 24 vulnerable households which consist of 50 children (27 males and 23 females) and 24 caregivers. Amongst all the above services provided, special attention was given to quality education where 50  (27 males and 23 females) children were supported with payment of school fees and other school levies, provision of scholastic materials such as textbooks, exercise books, pencils, erasers, etc. The children's academic performance was also assessed using the Vulnerable children academic performance assessment tool. The assessment revealed that most of the children performed academically well in their classes, with good grades and averages. In order to support the improved psychosocial well-being of the children in our care, the Foundation supported children to attend inter-house sports in their various schools.

SUPPORT 50 VULNERABLE CHILDREN,  IN CALABAR, FIRST QUARTER  REPORT 2023 

During the reporting quarter, the Foundation witnessed a huge setback in supporting its beneficiaries due to the glitches brought about by the Nigerian government’s naira 

redesign policy and withdrawal from circulation.  This was also exacerbated by the electioneering processes where our underserved communities experienced heightened hardship and hunger, inflation, and lack of access to basic amenities including transportation. This resulted in reduced visits to beneficiaries in their homes and schools which in turn reduced direct service provision. School fee payment was also affected as schools could not accept electronic transfers. Every part of society was affected including children’s regular school attendance. Following the Do No Harm policy of the Foundation, Kids and Adolescent club meetings did not hold following the unrest around the various electioneering activities in order not to put children in unintended harm in their various communities by bringing them out for meetings.

The Foundation still reached beneficiaries through consistent phone calls. Foundation staff also maximized every opportunity to ensure beneficiaries received the minimum package of care based on their individually assessed needs.

Irrespective of the hitches in the reporting period, the Foundation recorded huge success among its 50 children and 24 caregivers. This was evidenced by improvements such as improved coping skills, especially among adolescents, and improved academic performance. Also, twenty adolescent girls were provided with messages on menstrual hygiene, Water Hygiene, and Sanitation (WASH). They were also provided with sanitary towels to cushion the effect of period poverty and its ripple effects amongst our adolescent girls. 

The Foundation is continually grateful to you all for all your support and contributions towards the achievement of our goal of restoring hope amongst households and communities.

Thank You.