Eben Enasco Reporting.
In a heartwarming success story, Ishaku Amos, a first-class graduate of Chemical Engineering from Edo University, Iyamoh, has been awarded a fully funded Doctorate degree scholarship at the prestigious University of Illinois Chicago, USA.
Amos’ remarkable achievement is a testament to the transformative power of support and care, as he is a product of the Home for the Needy in Uhuogua Community, near the City Centre.
Pastor Solomon Folorunsho, caregiver of the Home for the Needy, expressed joy and gratitude, stating, “This opportunity is yielding great results, and we commend the immense support we’ve received.”
The center, which caters to orphans, widows, displaced people, and the vulnerable, has seen over 200 students currently studying in various universities, with 150 more processing their admissions.
Amos’ achievement is a shining example of the impact of creating an enabling environment for those in need especially the widows and the displaced persons.
Pastor Folorunsho urged continued support from interest groups across society to sustain the project, saying, “We have very special good news to share with you. Thank you for believing in and standing with us.”
He noted, “Apart from those who graduated last year and the ones about to graduate this year, over 200 currently studying in different universities and over 150 processing their. One of them Ishaku Amos who recently graduated with first class has just been offered a fully funded scholarship to do his PhD at the University of Illinois Chicago, USA”.
The Boko Haram insurgency began in July 2009, when the militant Islamist and jihadist rebel group Boko Haram started an armed rebellion against the government of Nigeria.
Since the rise of insurgency, they have dramatically changed the lives of thousands of women, girls and young people, often casting them voluntarily or by force into new roles outside their domestic sphere.
Some joined to escape their social conditions; others were abducted and enslaved. More than seven years of war, it has caused gender-specific suffering. While men have disproportionally been killed, women are an overwhelming majority among the over estimated 1.8 million internally displaced persons IDPs in the North East.
Since this ugly situation, homeless people, and victims of Boko Haram insurgence who managed to escape the horrible scenes of killings including Ishaku Amos has found some sort of relief at the Home for the Needy in Uhuogua Community which has continued to serve as a home to the needy across the country.