Tiko: Needy and vulnerable persons get early Christmas gifts
The Victorine Ndikum Foundation on Saturday, December 10, 2022, organized a reach-out program for Internally Displaced Persons, widows, Single mothers, and vulnerable women in Tiko, South West Region.
The outreach was organized by UK-based Victorine Ndikum, founder of the Victorine Ndikum Foundation.
When quizzed on the motivation behind the organization of such a reach-out, Victorine Ndikum said:” I was a single parent. I was married for 16 years and all of a sudden my marriage broke down. I was left with three little children; eight, five, and four and I had to bring up these children on my own with the help of God.”
Victorine Ndikum equally stated her mother as one of her significant motivations. She said,” My dad died on 7th May 1977, and I saw my mum’s struggle. Because she struggled to bring me up to where I am today, I will also help everybody that will come my way.”
Amongst the activities carried out during the outreach were donations, fashion parades, awards, and many more.
The 5th Edition of the Victorine Ndikum Foundation’s outreach saw a turnout of over 50 persons.
According to its founder, the organization has so far been able to empower a good number of women with skills such as baking, production of soaps, and others.
Ediage Rachel, the beneficiary of the training explained that over the past year, she has been able to learn skills such as the, “… baking of baking of different kinds of cakes, making of pastries like fish pies, fish rolls, biscuits, how to make salad, how to make liquid soap, how to make vinegar and Mayonnaise.”
According to the latter, the skills have gone a long way in bringing income into her family.” They have benefitted me a lot because now I can make my fish pies to sell. Customers have been giving me commands for pies and fish rolls. So I have been able to help myself with it.”
Now at the level of class six, Acha Godwill, an orphan of father and mother was able to return to school thanks to the intervention of the Victorine Ndikum Foundation.
Meanwhile, Victorine Ndikum solicited help from persons of goodwill as she noted that the task remains huge despite the limited resources available. She said, “I have been doing it on my own for five years. The thing is, a few friends and family and my children are helping, but it’s not enough. Because what I see here, there is so much to do.”
One of the main objectives of the founder of the Victorine Ndikum Foundation, as it stands, is to see those she impacted, continue helping other persons.
First published by MMI
