Award winning actor, Desmond Elliot, has partnered with reputable crowdfunding platform, Giving.Ng to lend his voice in support of health workers across the country. Desmond, who is also a member of the Lagos State house of Assembly shared a video on his Instagram page stating that there is a need for those taking care of the sick to also be taken care of.
Giving.Ng announced
a crowdfunding campaign to support health workers who are on the front-line of
the coronavirus pandemic a few weeks ago. The fund was set up to help take care
of their hazard allowances as most of them in Nigeria earn just N5,000(appr.
$14) monthly. The Fund pays them a minimum of one hundred thousand naira
monthly and is governed by a diverse and multi-sectoral board led by Dr.
Olaokun Soyinka, a leading public health practitioner.
According to Olapeju
Ibekwe, the project manager, Giving.Ng, she noted that as the cases of infected
Nigerians continue rising and the public is advised to practice social
distancing, health workers have no choice but to go daily to take care of the
sick.
‘Some of them have
not hugged their wives and children in the past 3 months just to protect their
family from being infected. They definitely need our support. We are proud to
partner with notable Nigerians like Desmond Elliot at this critical time for
the benefit of frontline workers fighting the COVID-19 scourge. It is inspiring
to know that there are people out there that still care. We are grateful for
the partnership and look forward to more public figures standing up to be
counted at this time.’
We also want to use
this opportunity to call on Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora, to step up
and show their support by donating towards the welfare of our local frontline
health workers. In the words of James Keller, “A candle loses nothing by lighting
another candle.”
You too can
contribute your quota. Make your donations by visiting www.giving.ng/covid19
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