Delta ​‌‍​​​⁠‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍⁠​‍​⁠‌​Gov.’s Wife Extends Support to 2,000 Special-needs

The wife of Delta Governor, Mrs Tobore Oborevwori, has said that her foundation, the You Matter Charity Foundation, has reached nearly 2,000 children with special needs across the state.
Oborevwori stated this on Wednesday at the grand finale of the foundation’s outreach programme in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta.
She said the initiative provided free medical care and practical support to children with special needs and other vulnerable persons, while helping to identify challenges faced by families.
According to her, the foundation distributed 320 wheelchairs, more than 1,400 bags of rice and 50 electronic boards during the outreach.
She added that beneficiaries also received medical consultations, medications, assistive devices and other forms of support.
“Every constituency we visited had its own challenges, but God came through for us.
“We also encountered many touching stories worthy of human attention,” she said.
The governor’s wife said the completion of the outreach would not mark the end of the foundation’s interventions for children with special needs and other vulnerable groups.
“We may not have been able to reach out to everyone who has needs, but we have shown that something can be done.
“This may be the grand finale of the outreach, but it is the beginning of greater things,” she said.
Oborevwori announced that nutritional supplements for children aged six to 24 months had been included in the foundation’s intervention programmes.
She assured parents and caregivers that children with special needs were not alone, pledging continued support for their development.
She urged members of the public not to discriminate against children with special needs, but to support them and serve as their voices in society.
The ceremony, Oborevwori presented the foundation’s flags to the 25 local government council chairmen in the state, symbolising the continuation of its vision across Delta.
In his welcome address, Bomadi Local Government Chairman, Mr Rawlings Dagidi, commended Oborevwori for the intervention, saying it had brought hope to beneficiaries.
Dagidi said the outreach provided access to medical therapy, specialised healthcare, education, assistive services and other forms of empowerment.
“This medical outreach brings hope to our people by providing access to medical therapy, specialised healthcare services, education, assistive services and other forms of empowerment,” he said.
In his goodwill message, First Vice Chairman of the Delta Council of Traditional Rulers and Pere of Akugbene-Mein Kingdom, Stanley Luke-Kalanama, commended the foundation for helping beneficiaries feel valued.
Luke-Kalanama said every child was a gift to nation building and pledged the traditional institution’s continued support for the foundation’s vision and sustained attention to children with special needs.
The constituencies covered during the medical outreach included Okpe/Sapele/Uvwie, Ethiope East/West, Ughelli/Udu, Isoko, Burutu, Ika, Ndokwa/Ukwuani, Warri, Aniocha/Oshimili and Bomadi/Patani.