Chinese women association in Nigeria donates food to orphanage for COVID-19 fight

The Association of Chinese Women in Nigeria on Saturday said it has distributed food items to an orphanage in southwest Ogun to support its COVID-19 fight.

The donations, presented by Zhou Jun, president of the Association, was meant to help the children amid a 14-day lockdown announced by the Nigerian federal government to curb the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.

The association, which has been supporting orphanages and vulnerable persons in different communities in Nigeria, said the donation was their way to identify and show love to the orphans in the home.

"We are worried about likely food shortage for the children in the orphanage in this lockdown period," the association's head said in a statement reaching Xinhua in Lagos.

The items include 20 bags of rice, 80 packs of water, 100 cartons of biscuits, and 50 cartons of noodles.

She added that the Chinese association had donated to the VictimsSupport Fund set up by the Lagos state government following the gas explosion that destroyed more than 100 homes in Ado Soba area of the state.

Receiving the items, Obakoya Victoria Abosede, head of the Ijamido Children's Home, thanked the Chinese women association for the gesture, especially at this crucial time.

She said the donation was timely and would go a long way in assisting the less-privileged in the society.