Muniratu lives in Angwan Television, in Kaduna. She conducted the Family Volunteer Project with Rosemary, her sister.
Muniratu introduced the FVP Initiative to her family who were delighted to support. The family decided to visit two neighboring families of persons with disabilities to share food and training materials. Prior to the delivery and training date, the sisters visited the families to discuss the needs and services. They went shopping for the donation items. Rosemary joined in to pack the food.
During the visits, they trained the families how to make liquid soap for income and distributed raw food items. The entire family helped in the various stages of planning, visiting, distribution and training. It was a very good experience.
The joy and gratitude in the faces of the families they visited and donated to, made them very happy and fulfilled. Rosemary said that the experience was an adventure, and at the same time fulfilling to see the smiles on the faces of the families. She hopes to encourage other families to embark on their own Family Volunteer for Peace project.
Muniratu felt fulfilled when she put smiles on the families faces, especially because they were able to share a sustainable source of income. Teaching a woman to “fish” will feed her family for a lifetime. Income generation capacity lifts a heavy burden and gives some sense of belonging.
Muniratu and her family’s Family Volunteers for Peace project expanded a sense of community to include local families with disabled people. The family would like to visit more families that may need help especially families with persons living with disability. They would also more importantly encourage other families to get involved in the family volunteer for peace initiative.
Their impact shows that FVP can promote peace in our communities. Thanks go to Muniratu for having taken up the challenge!
To start your project or submit your story email us: Global Peace Women-Family Volunteers for Peace Team (Younshim Park) family.volunteers@globapeacewomen.org