She could not understand the existence of dilapidated and leaky mud houses amidst affluence in the twenty-first century Anambra State. As she shopped in rural markets, exchanged banters and shook hands with market women, she noted the lack of basic public conveniences that improve hygiene.
Mrs. Obiano encountered indigent widows and women living in abject poverty. She was unsettled by the number of physically challenged persons without basic mobility aides as well as the prevalence of children with congenital deformity of cleft lip and palate in the rural communities.
Indeed, Mrs. Obiano’s disposition to aid-giving has never been in doubt, she was actually favourably compared to her husband’s compassionate disposition and contributed to the community through verifiable selfless acts, hence the conferment of the title of Osodieme Aguleri.
Interestingly, the first salvo of expanded charity intervention by Osodieme on the Anambra stage was fired at Basden Special School Isulo, Orumba South Local Government Area shortly after the inauguration of the Obiano administration, March 2014.
Concerned about the dignity of women and their wellbeing, CAFÉ has built 17 modern public toilet facilities in rural markets with three others currently under construction at Nkwogbe Ihiala, Oraifite and Owerre –Ezukala.
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