Chief Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano, wife of Governor Willie Obiano has been
named the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Ambassador of the
European Union (EU) and the (UNICEF).
A joint delegation from the EU and the UNICEF announced the nomination
when they visited governor Obiano at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia.
The visit by the delegation was to intimate Mrs Obiano on the award billed to take place later this year, in October.
The award will afford the governor’s wife opportunity to interact with
both organisations; to give visibility to her pet project/programmes,
the Caring Family Enhancement Initiative (CAFE) in the areas of
Sanitation and Hygiene, Child and Maternal Health and Youth and Women
Empowerment.
Receiving the delegation, governor Obiano said Sanitation and Hygiene
are critical in achieving his administration’s vision to improving the
Health condition of Ndi Anambra.
He described CAFE as a project driven by his wife’s passion to impact
lives, noting that so far, the project has excelled with support from
her pension from the NNPC where she worked and donations from
well-meaning individuals, to give meaning to the lives of many in the
State.
According to him, the State Government has worked out a modality with
support from benefitting communities, to protect and sustain projects
executed under the initiative and other programmes of development
partners.
While thanking the delegation for recognising the efforts of his wife,
governor Obiano assured that his government will continue in its
strategic collaboration with development partners to secure the best for
Ndi Anambra.
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