Ishaku Amos, a first-class graduate of Chemical Engineerinag 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.
The Founder, Home for the Needy, also a place for the Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, Solomon Folorunso commended friends and stakeholders for the support they are given to the orphans, and the vulnerable in their centre.
Folorunsho said the support the home for the Needy is getting is yielding great results. “Apart from those who graduated last year and the ones about to graduate this year, over 200 curently studying in different universities and over 150 processing their admissions into universities. “We have very special good news to share with you. 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”.
Folorunso continued: “This is a clear indication that creating an enabling environment for those in need yields beautiful results. We thank you for supporting us to do this as we together celebrate this great success”.
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.
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.
