Dufil Prima Foods, makers of Indomie instant noodles, in partnership with the Human Rights and Grassroots Development Society, extended goodwill to Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, at a product distribution event last Tuesday, where cartons of Indomie noodles were distributed to the underprivileged, as part of its ongoing efforts to support families worst hit by the ongoing economic hardship.
The event, which saw a thousand vulnerable families go home with a carton of Indomie each, individuals present were also provided with cooked noodles to help relieve their immediate hunger. The outreach had in attendance members of the disabled community, orphans, widows, the elderly, pregnant women, and vulnerable families.
The outreach is in alignment with the brand’s goal to feed two million consumers across various cities and communities in Nigeria, by collaborating closely with recognised Non-Governmental Organisations to ensure that only the most vulnerable persons in the various cities and communities are invited and given a carton of Indomie and a fresh bowl of the nourishing tasty noodles.
The event was graced by notable dignitaries including the representative of Ogun State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Wonuola Kassim; the state chapter Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Hammeed-Bello Aderinola; a representative of the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Superintendent Adeoye Adejoke Asake; Chairman of the Ogun State Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Venerable Samson Kunle Popoola; Chairman of the Peace Initiative Network, Dr. Femi Sodipo; and the Public Relations Officer of Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi.
Kassim commended the efforts of Dufil Prima Foods, and acknowledged that that was not the company’s first Corporate Social Responsibility initiative as she recalled that it had embarked on a similar venture in 2020.
“This programme cannot be more timely than a time like this, when to feed becomes very difficult for most people. This is the kind of gesture which would linger for ages in the hearts of the beneficiaries. The objective of the palliative distribution is to alleviate the hardship faced by the citizens due to the recent removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government”, she said.
Popoola also said: “We believe in PCRC that food security and eradication of hunger will go a long way in reducing the level of criminality in our society. What we have seen today is a conscious effort on the part of the organisers to see to the eradication of poverty, eradication of hunger and to support the food security initiative of the Government”.
Other dignitaries also expressed their gratitude for Indomie and Human Rights and Grassroots Development Society. They commended their efforts for taking the right steps to ensure that families across the country are catered for in these challenging times.
