A non-governmental organisation, Radiant Care Foundation has distributed starter packs in various skills and trades while offsetting tuition fees for 30 students in various schools in Bauchi State.

The Executive Director of the Foundation, Comfort Bello-Aliyu, who revealed that the organisation was purposely established to give back to the society in honour of her late mother, Mrs. Abigail Bosede Bello who died 20 years ago.

Comfort said that the family, having acknowledged the kind of selfless life lived by their late mother, who accommodated many less privileged people in her community, floated the foundation to continue her charity efforts.

The Foundation gave out two sewing machines, four grinding machines, three shoe filling machines, three business support packs and tuition fees to 30 less privileged pupils. The beneficiaries of the starter packs are mostly widows. Other beneficiaries include thos were trained by Kairos Initiative on shoemaking, tailoring and others

The team lead of the Foundation, Comfort, said that the organisation has reached out to thousands of beneficiaries across health, education and empowerment support. “Last year, we were at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), assisting patients across the wards of the hospital.

“We have also carried out medical outreaches at the community levels to screen and treat many people. We have been doing these in honour of our late mother.”

The launch and the 20th remembrance was attended by prominent clerics including the Chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) Pastor Promise Nuhu Yohanna.