{"id":8910,"date":"2017-03-21T02:29:37","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T01:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/?p=8910"},"modified":"2020-07-10T19:54:37","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T18:54:37","slug":"together-we-can-nnpcsnepco-sponsored-extended-hands-foundation-for-vvf-repairs-of-35-women-in-kebbi-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/?p=8910","title":{"rendered":"Together We Can! NNPC\/SNEPCo Sponsors Extended Hands Foundation For VVF Repairs Of 35 Women In Kebbi State"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi SL Fabz!<\/p>\n

The past week was a very busy one for me and members of the Extended Hands Foundation<\/strong> Team. I was in Kebbi state for a medical pool effort for the repair of 35 women who were victims of Vesico-Vaginal Fistula (VVF). This project which was sponsored by NNPC\/SNEPCo and supported by the Kebbi State Government took place at the Ministry of Women Affairs & Social Development VVF Center in Gesse, Birin-Kebbi<\/p>\n

I cannot express how grateful I am to be able to do something for these vulnerable women. Every time I see the extent of work that still needs to be done, I almost cringe with fear. However, I am always reminded of the fact that it’s not just about how I feel, it’s about taking conscious steps with the resources I have at my disposal. I may not be able to do everything, but I can do something significant that would set off a chain of events that could change the tides little by little.<\/p>\n

Here are highlights of my visit to Kebbi state:<\/p>\n

Our arrival in Kebbi State
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Meeting the women + The surgeries
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The project was supported by the Governor of Kebbi State Dr Abubakar Bagudu who also paid a visit to the VVF Center during our stay there
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During our visit, we were interviewed by Kebbi TV and also visited the Government House
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Visit to the women at the VVF Center with the First Lady of Kebbi state, Dr. Zainab Bagudu
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I got handmade beads from one of the beneficiaries of the free VVF Surgery. She’s such a young and beautiful girl
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The Ministry of Women Affairs Kebbi State supported VVF patients with donation of items to empower them economically
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I must thank the amazing medical team led by Dr Sa’ad Idris and Dr Abubakar Bawa for their dedication and hardwork. They are the real heroes of this project
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To round off the project, the Office of the First Lady of Kebbi State organised a closing ceremony
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Bye Kebbi! Thank you for your warm hospitality. I had a lovely time
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Many thanks to our sponsors NNPC\/SNEPCo, the Kebbi State Government, Odio Mimonet<\/a> and the entire Extended Hands Foundation team for making this project a reality. This is just the first step in reintegrating these women back into living healthy, normal and fulfilled lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi SL Fabz! The past week was a very busy one for me and members of the Extended Hands Foundation Team. I was in Kebbi state for a medical pool effort for the repair of 35 women who were victims of Vesico-Vaginal Fistula (VVF). This project which was sponsored by NNPC\/SNEPCo and supported by the Kebbi State Government took place at the Ministry of Women Affairs & Social Development VVF Center in Gesse, Birin-Kebbi I cannot express how grateful I am to be able to do something for these vulnerable women. Every time I see the extent of work that still needs to be done, I almost cringe with fear. However, I am always reminded of the fact that it’s not just about how I feel, it’s about taking conscious steps with the resources I have at my disposal. I may not be able to do everything, but I can do something significant that would set off a chain of events that could change the tides little by little. Here are highlights of my visit to Kebbi state: Our arrival in Kebbi State Meeting the women + The surgeries The project was supported by the Governor of Kebbi State Dr Abubakar […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[181],"tags":[38,42],"class_list":["post-8910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-extended-hands-foundation","tag-vesico-vaginal-fistula"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8910"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8910\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16863,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8910\/revisions\/16863"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stephaniedaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}