Cash Transfer Programme: The Oyo Experience

The best way to describe our attempts at registering vulnerable people for the Cash Transfer Program in Oyo State is by calling it a race against time. We had 5 days within which to register almost 1000 vulnerable people across 3 local Government Areas. Now, this seems easy enough but the criteria we had been given by the International Federation of the Red Cross were stringent.

COVID-19 Intervention

The year 2020 started out normal. The usual things happened. People turned out in masses at places of worship for the new year festivities. Most went through the usual rituals like making New Year resolutions. However, things took a different turn when on the 27^th of February, 2020, Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire confirmed on LIVE national TV, the very first COVID19 case in Nigeria. 

The Argument for Cash Transfer

An old saying goes, ‘You can never have too much money’. Can’t really recall who said it but I know that there is this thing about cash.

It is tricky. It is almost as though there is this spirit that follows money around. Once cash is mentioned everyone sits up. And it doesn’t matter how wealthy they already are. 

EVERYBODY, always wants more money.

Volunteers train the Media on COVID-19

In a bid to continue the fight against COVID-19, volunteers in Adamawa state took advocacy to another level as they donated face masks and hand sanitizers to seven (7) media houses.

Presenting the items, the volunteers underscored the need to put them to proper use. They noted that quite a few people tend to wear the masks under their chins or even remove them. They explained how to wear the face mask correctly saying it must cover the nose as well as the chin.