Women Leaders Support Advancement (WLSA) has extended humanitarian assistance to women traders and hospital patients in Karshi and Uke communities of Nasarawa State, offering economic and medical relief to vulnerable residents.
The intervention was led by WLSA National Coordinator, Fauziya Buhari-Ado, in company with the organisation’s Founder, Deborah Jan Hornecker, and centred on boosting women’s livelihoods and assisting indigent patients with urgent healthcare needs.
In Karshi, the team interacted with women engaged in small-scale food vending, particularly akara and moi-moi sellers, who highlighted challenges such as inadequate capital, escalating costs of raw materials and limited access to credit facilities.
Following the engagement, WLSA disbursed financial support to selected traders to help stabilise and expand their businesses, with the aim of improving their daily income.
Beneficiaries described the assistance as timely and transformative, assuring the organisation that the funds would be used judiciously to strengthen their enterprises and support their households.
The outreach continued at Uke General Hospital, where WLSA settled outstanding medical bills for indigent patients and paid for a blood transfusion for a 27-year-old patient undergoing treatment for blood cancer.
A hospital official, Peter Isa, commended the organisation’s intervention, noting that financial constraints remain a significant obstacle to healthcare access in the area.
“Many patients struggle to afford basic medical care. This support will greatly aid their treatment,” Isa said, adding that limited health insurance coverage and poor road infrastructure often worsen emergency situations.
Beyond healthcare, WLSA also provided assistance to other vulnerable individuals within the host communities, including a widow and a petty trader responsible for the care of ten children, distributing food items and empowerment materials to improve their welfare.
The organisation reaffirmed its belief that leadership is anchored in service, emphasising compassion, inclusion and collective responsibility as essential elements for building resilient communities nationwide.
WLSA further revealed that similar humanitarian efforts were recently undertaken in Kaduna State, where food items were distributed to elderly women and children. The group also referenced a previous collaboration involving its Matron, Dr. Martina Yilwatda, and the Ramat Foundation, which empowered 100 women petty traders with ₦50,000 each in Adamawa State.
According to the organisation, WLSA remains dedicated to uplifting women and other vulnerable groups through sustained grassroots engagement across Nigeria.
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