Outreaches

OUTREACHES

Visit to Homes

The Protect the Girl Child Initiative has partnered with various associations and bodies to ensure it lends its voice in totally eradicating violence against women and girls in any form be it rape, female genital mutilation, harmful widowhood practices, lack of education or poor education as the case may be, human trafficking, health matters and all other sorts of vices targeted at women and girls

There have been countless visits to the less privileged homes in the state where food supplies, medical attention, educational support were provided where needed such as:

Children’s Home Borikiri, Port- Harcourt,

  • Home for the Elderly, Harbour Road, Port- Harcourt,
  • The Child at D/Line Corpus Christi Cathedral
  • D. B. Ikpeme Foundation and Homes for Orphans and Children in Eagle Island Port- Harcourt.
  • The daughters of Charity street children’s home
  • Port-Harcourt prisons. Food supplies were given and an inmate who needed urgent medical attention  was catered for by Her Excellency at RSUTH
  • Degema Prison
  • Remand Home

Furthermore, during the  yuletide periods ,Her Excellency reaches out also to widows in the various LGA’s and churches. The Office of the Deputy Governor continued to partner with various organizations and parastatals in reaching out to the less privileged such as the African Women Lawyers Association, Mother of Good Counsel Initiative, the Caywood Brown Foundation etc.

A widow’s outreach was organized by the Ministry of Women Affairs and Her Excellency was there to support and also encourage the widows as a widow herself to keep their focus on God and ensure they do everything within reason to bring up their children and wards as outstanding citizens. At the end, support packages where shared to the widows who attended

Outreaches Organised

The Office of the Deputy Governor has successfully organized the following outreaches;

  • Governor Wike’s Widows Outreach Program
  • Governor Wike’s Market Outreach Program, Rivers East Senatorial District.

The market women outreach was held to sensitize and encourage market women about the sanitary condition of the markets. Market Women were brought in from the 3 senatorial districts. Our main focus were the small scale traders who were provided with free medical checkups, gift items, food and financial support for their businesses.

The Widows Outreach for Governor Wike was organized by Her Excellency the Deputy Governor. To encourage the women to understand that their voices was important and they should come out and make their votes count in the forthcoming election. Free medical checkup was provided by the Medical Women’s Association

In 2015 December, the first ever widows outreach was done and widows in the LGA’s and churches were reached out to.
The Senior Special Assistant General Duties Barr. Inegogo Fubara Esq. presenting some of the Christmas gifts to the widows on behalf od Her Excellency.
The first visit to Port Harcourt Maximum Prisons. The Senior Special Assistant General Duties Barr. Inegogo Fubara Esq. represented Her Excellency
The Senior Special Assistant of General Duties Barr. Inegogo Fubara Esq. and the Senior Special Assistant on Administration Brr. Gilbert Nria chatting with the controller of Prisons
The Widow’s Outreach was held at the Ministry of Justice Hall and widows from the 23 LGS’s were presented with Empowerment
In celebration of the International Widows Day Her Excellency was present with the commissioner of Agric and other top Government officals
Her Excellency visited the Motherless Babies home to mark Her first 100 days in office. Provisions and other food stuff were presented to the orphange.
Her Excellency visited the Home for the Elderly to mark her 100 days in office and presented them with gifts.
Her Excellency the Deputy Governor of Rivers State Dr. Mrs Ipalibo Harry Banigo visited The Child at D/Line Corpus Christi Cathedral as part of Her 100 Days in office.
Her Excellency the Deputy Governor Dr. Mrs Ipalibo Harry Banigo dancing with some of the children from the orphanage during the Christmas party for them at the Her residence.
Rivers State Deputy Governor, Dr. Ipalibo Harry Banigo, represented by her Special Assistant on Research & Social Media, Miss Ukinebo Asemota, during the 55th Independence day/Charity visit to Compassion Centre for Physically Handicapped Children, Catholic Diocese of Port Harcourt.
Rivers State Deputy Governor, Dr. Ipalibo Harry Banigo, represented by her
Special Assistant on Research & Social Media, Miss Ukinebo Asemota, flanked by Miss Niger Delta, Deborah Alfred and others cutting the 55th Independence Anniversary Cake with the Lifetime Caring International Foundation Orphanage Children, during a Charity Visit in Port Harcourt.
The Controller General of Degema Prisons showing the representatives of Her Excellency the Deputy Governor around
Degema Prisons Outreach Food Items, uniforms and the refurbishment of the female prisons doors were done by Her Excellency to ensure a more humane experience for the inmates
The Deputy Governor of Rivers State represented by her Senior Special Assistant General Duties Barr. Inegogo Fubara Esq. presenting food stuff, toiletries and provisions to the D. B. Ikpeme Foundation and Homes for Orphans and Children
Her Excellency the Deputy Governor of Rivers State represented by Her Senior Special Assistant General Duties and Special Assistant on Research and Social Media visiting at the D. B. Ikpeme Foundation and Homes for Orphans .
Her Excellency represented by Her Senior Special Assistant General Duties and Special Assistant on Research and Social Media paid a visit to the Remand Home.
Her Excellency represented by her Senior Special Assistant General Duties Barr. Inegogo Fubara Esq. presenting provisions and food stuff to the warden Port Harcourt Remand Home. Her Excellency also provided them new gas cooker and oven, deep freezer and other appliances.
Widows Outreach 2018
Her Excellency the First lady Justice Suzette Wike chatting with Her Excellency the Deputy Governor at the Widows outreach hosted by Her Excellency the Deputy Governor Dr. Mrs Ipalibo Banigo.
Widows Outreach 2018
Her Excellency Dr. Mrs Ipalibo Harry Banigo distributing gifts to the widows through the Local Government Vice Chairpersons.
Widows Outreach 2018
Her Excellency Dr. Mrs Ipalibo Harry Banigo felicitating with member of the Medical Women Association performing Free Medical Health checks for the widows at the event.
Widows Outreach 2018
Her Excellency with some of the Local Government Vice Chairpersons at the event.
Market Women Outreach 2018
Her Excellency arriving at the venue of the Event.
Market Women Outreach 2018
Medical Women performing medical checks and test for the market women.
Market Women Outreach 2018
Her Excellency felicitating with one of the market women. The widows were provided with empowerment packages.