Humanity First Nigeria (HFN) Disaster Management and Relief Team Clothes Bank Project
Reports on the Activities of Clothes Bank Project for the Months of April and May 2022 A. April 2022 A. Processing of Received itemsWe had over 40 volunteers who worked on:1. Collection of clothes2. Sorting of clothes3. Distribution of clothesUsing over 45 hours of workhttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zValDIlguyMOSQjqKkm80hVOIFD0Be28?usp=sharinghttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-X293iZiYIH_U0P4YnhtlVrhU50nqPYh?usp=sharing B. Results1. Over 6000 units of clothes generated in 4 locations2. Over 3000 units of clothes distributed to over 700 families in 6 locations3. 90% of work done on renovation of the Abuja Clothes Bank4. Conversion of a Car Park in the Ahmadiyya Mosque, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to Clothes Bank ongoing.5. Generated over One hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira (N120,000) in donations6. Space has been allocated to the Clothes Bank in Akinyele and Omi Adio Circuits, both in Ibadan, Oyo State. C. PublicityWith the support of the HFN media team, we have been able to:1. The activities of the Clothes Bank on the Facebook page have attracted more followers to the HFN official Facebook page.2. Make posts on Facebook that have generated over 200 likes on the official Facebook page of HFN.3. Made tweets on twitter that have been picked up and re-twitted by the Humanity First International (HFI) media team.4. With the help of MTA Nigeria, the Clothes bank inauguration was featured on the MTA Global News. It can be accessed through this link:https://www.youtube.com/embed/qYGLvMXwinc?feature=oembed D. Our ChallengesThe following have been identified as our immediate challenges:1. Lack of adequate storage spaces in Lagos operation center; the center which has generated over 60% of the clothes received.2. We are also having challenges of storage space in Ibadan. Nevertheless, we are making efforts in getting a space.3. Lack of funds for publicity and administrative works E. Our HopesWe intend to:1. Commence aggressive drives for clothes donations for less privileged people which they can use in celebrating Eid-ul Adha festival.2. Look for new opportunities to distribute the clothes and other items.3. Explore all opportunities available to us in raising funds as donations.F. Breakdown of Clothes donated per outing1. Okooko Village, Oyo State: April 17, 2022i. 250 families benefittedii. Over 700 units of clothing distributed to over 250 families in four communitiesiii. Estimate demographyiv. Children 80 plusv. Women 100 plusvi. Men 70 plus2. Ogbakiri Village, Portharcourt Rivers State: April 22, 2022i. Adult Clothes Donated: 5 Male / 5 Femaleii. Children Clothes Donated: 20 Male / 30 Femaleiii. Total Clothes Donated: 60iv. Non-Clothes Item Donated: 14 pair of shoes / sandalsv. Fifty (50) families benefitted3. Shogunro, Lagos State: May 25, 2022A. Donationsi. Adult clothes: Male 150 Female 400ii. Children Clothes: Male 200 Female 450iii. Total Donated items 1, 150 ClothesB. Beneficiariesi. Adults: Male 50 Female 130ii. Children: Male 70 Female 140iii. Total Beneficiaries 450 ABDUL-QADIR, ABDUL-RAFI ALHAJI POPOOLA ISHAQTEAM LEAD SECRCRETARY
