Julius Berger fetes orphans, others on world humanitarian day

It was a joyous moment for orphans in Adonai Children’s Home, Jam’iyyar Matan Arewa Orphanage and Premier School, Nasarawa Children’s Home, Green Pastures Home all at Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Road project corridor, as well as to Bab-Es-Salam Home, Love Orphanage Home, Real Woman Foundation and Home in Lagos State, as Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, donated foodstuffs and other items to them.

The gesture was in fulfilment of its commitment to sustain its Corporate Social Responsibility objectives and derived assistance to its operational communities, as well as to mark this year’s World Humanitarian Day.

World Humanitarian Day serves as a platform to raise awareness about the challenges faced by humanitarian workers and the importance of international solidarity in addressing global social crises, while also emphasising the need to protect civilians and provide aid in conflict zones and disaster-stricken areas.

At Adonai Children’s Home, Coordinator of the Orphanage, El Jessu Saint Mathias who expressed his excitement at the donations to the home, said: “We are very grateful to Julius Berger for this expression of love extended to us.

“We are all aware of the current situation of the economy and everybody knows how food has become very expensive, but God has been faithfully, using people and organisations like Julius Berger to bless us.”

At the Jam’iyyar Matan Arewa Orphanage and Premier School, Kaduna State, Julius Berger’s donations were also commended and gratefully acknowledged by the school management and the students.

The President of the Orphanage, Hajiya Rabi Musa Saulawa, who traced the history of Jam’iyyar Matan Arewa to Nigeria’s First Republic, said it was founded in 1963.

Hajiya Saulawa said since its founding till date, over 3,000 orphans have successfully passed through Jam’iyyar Matan Arewa Orphanage and its schools.

According to her, this was not the first time Julius Berger was making such donations for the wellbeing of the children, adding that, “this beautiful edifice you see standing tall here was made possible by Julius Berger’s corporate social responsibility action.”

The Principal of Jam’iyyar Matan Arewa Orphanage and Premier School, Helen Peter Arlek, who was present during the donations, also expressed her gratitude to Julius Berger for counting the orphanage as one of its recipients for this year’s day of charity.

She lauded Julius Berger for all its efforts and commitments towards the wellbeing of the children.

Also, Principal of Nasarawa Children’s Home, Medical Avenue in Kano State, Aisha Sanu Kurawa expressed her profound gratitude to Julius Berger for the timely donations.

At the Green Pastures Home, at Sabon Gari in Kano State, the children were elated to see Julius Berger at the orphanage.

The President/Founder of the Orphanage, Chaplain Comfort Williams, who was present to receive the donations could not withhold her excitement.

She assured Julius Berger that the donations would be used for the welfare of the children of the Home.

There were also prayers and gratitude galore for the continued success and progress of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc as the firm also donated food items to orphanages in Lagos State.

At the Bab-Es-Salam Home located inside GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, head of the Home, Hassan Tahir, thanked Julius Berger for remembering them, and declared the orphans’ endless prayers for the company.

Receiving the items after showing members of Julius Berger team at the Love Orphanage Home, Lagos, the Chief Operating Officer of Real Woman Foundation and Home, Temitope Ogunleye said: “Just as we shelter children and women with love and hope, so has Julius Berger comforted us with more love and hope. We all at Love Home appreciate and will always remember you in our prayers.”

She continued: “On behalf of the Founder, Pastor Nike Adeyemi, it is a big thank you to Julius Berger from all of us, the children being rehabilitated, the victims of child trafficking and all that we care for, we pray for you and we thank you.”

Speaking, Julius Berger’s Corporate Communications department, Mr. Michael Ashofor, said the essence of the exercise was to identify with the plight of the underprivileged while trying to assuage their diverse burdens.

On his part, Head of the Julius Berger Abuja-Kano Road CSR Team, Yusuf Ibrahim said showing care and being humane to societal needs has always been the corporate culture of the company.

He admonished the Founder and Management of all the orphanages to continue to take good care of the children because as caregivers, God will always have a way to reward them richly.