Get Guardian on GoogleIn celebration of World Food Day and the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the InnerCity Mission for Children is to host a high-level roundtable discussion themed “Developing Local Humanitarian Solutions to Global Challenges” today.
Billed for Ikeja, Lagos, the event seeks to mobilise individuals, corporate organisations, and civil society groups committed to tackling hunger and poverty among the most vulnerable populations.
As part of the programme, the humanitarian organisation will also showcase its Food Bank in Ikeja—the first of six established across Nigeria, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
A statement by the mission’s Publicity Secretary, Ijeoma Kamalu, revealed that attendees would also tour its 100 per cent free InnerCity Mission School, where hundreds of children benefit from quality education, free books, bags, shoes, daily meals, and medical care each session.
“This school is the first among 14 fully operational 100 per cent free schools, with an additional five currently under construction, totalling 19 schools spanning countries such as Malawi, Fiji, Liberia, Uganda, the Central African Republic, and India,” she said.
