Nima Memorial Care Foundation has made strides in community health by focusing on improving hygiene, sanitation and access to clean water for disadvantaged communities. Recently, the foundation provided sanitary towels for over 300 teenage girls in Ogun State and dug boreholes in communities, addressing urgent needs for clean water and period hygiene.

Speaking at the annual symposium and grand ball with the theme: ‘Empowering Future: Clean Water and Hygiene Support for the Girl Child’, keynote speaker, Prof. Anthony Kila, a Professor of Strategy and Development at the Commonwealth Institute of Professional and Advanced Studies, hailed the foundation’s impact.

He stressed the need for government action on clean water access, urging leaders to confront the issue transparently.

Zainab Abdulmalik, co-founder and convener of Nima Memorial Care Foundation, narrated how the initiative was inspired by her late daughter’s vision of empowering girls through clean water, sanitation, hygiene and education.

“This was my daughter’s core vision before she passed on. Supporting her humanitarian deeds and continuing to empower teenage girls and orphanage homes she cared for, keeps her memory alive,” Abdulmalik said.

Lanre Ijaola, a member of the foundation’s executive management, highlighted how his support for the foundation began in the UK before returning to Nigeria to further the mission.

“Our focus today is on potable water, sanitation and period hygiene, especially for young girls,” he said.

The foundation has carried out projects across Nigeria, including drilling boreholes in communities lacking access to clean water.

Ogun State Commissioner of Education, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, represented by Duze Mary Aminat, director of Quality Assurance and Teacher Development, lauded the foundation’s dedication to combating water scarcity.

“Cleanliness and hygiene cannot be achieved without clean water. Nima Foundation’s imp