 Recently
free from military rule, Nigeria is a republic whose population's age
averages just 18 years old. Many are poor and without basic food, clean
water, or medical care. These young adult's potential might fade into
a distant memory as they try to survive day to day.
Operation Blessing sponsored programs are giving Nigerians the opportunity
to capture all that life has to offer through:
- Tending The Sick -- Critical, life-changing and general
medical needs are all addressed by Operation Blessing initiatives in
Nigeria.
a. Medical Missions: Individuals that can't afford or don't have access
to primary health care receive care during these short term medical
missions. Considering over 30 million Africans have the AIDS virus,
AIDS screening is a common service during the medical missions.
b. Set a Child Free: Our team organizes surgery to correct cleft lips
and palates for infants, children and teens who would otherwise have
to endure a lifetime of ridicule and health problems. Local surgeons
donate their time and talents in helping transform these lives.
c. Surgeries: Partnering with skilled local surgeons, we sponsor life-saving
surgeries for patients who would not otherwise be able to afford it.
- Equipping for Life -- We not only help people in
times of crisis, but also assist them in overcoming forces that keep
them in the vicious cycle of poverty.
a. Living Waters: About 65% of Africans that live in rural villages
don't have access to clean and adequate water supplies. Villagers are
forced to drink from open wells, ponds and rivers. Living Waters identifies
and drills wells in areas that do not have a tap connection directly
to any type of well or water tank. Once clean water is flowing, water-born
epidemics dramatically decline.
d. Women Empowerment: Many women have lost their husbands to AIDS. Others have been
abandoned, leaving them to provide for their children when there are no jobs to be
found. This program brings hope into women's lives by equipping them with the tools
and knowledge needed to begin a worthwhile business.
Join us in breaking the cycle of suffering around the world. Please give
a gift today!
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For the first time in 14 years, thousands in the village of Uke, Nigeria, have clean water thanks to an OBI-drilled well.
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Contact Info. |
| Contact:
Felix Oisamoje
Phone:
234-9-524-2126-8
Fax:
234-9-524-1700
E-mail:
info@cbnnigeria.org
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Milestones |
- In 2000, we provided clothes, food, medicine and blankets
to the victims of the Kaduna religious riots.
- The Medical Mission program started in 1999. Since then,
over 86,000 people have been treated.
- An average of 5,000 people receive assistance each month.
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Country
Info. |
- Location: Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of
Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon
- Capital: Abuja
- Area: 923,768 sq km; slightly more than twice
the size of California
- Population: 137,253,133
- Population below poverty line: 60%
- Life expectancy at birth: 50.49 years
- Labor force - by occupation: agriculture, 70%;
industry, 10%; services, 20%
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