(12 Dec 2024)
NIGERIA FOOD BANKS
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lagos, Nigeria – 26 November 2024
1. Various of boxes being packed at Lagos Food Bank
2. Various of slum community
3. Various of people collecting food boxes from food bank
4. SOUNDBITE (Yoruba) Anike Adeshina, food bank beneficiary:
“Life used to be good. We were able to make profits from business and also afford to pay fees for the kids before everything got worse. As a trader, business was good, and we never thought about the food bank and didn’t even know about it. But when life became so difficult and we couldn’t make ends meet, eating was a big problem. That’s why we all come out in search of options. We are not happy seeking this assistance, but we are helpless. There’s the issue of house rent; I am a widow, my children have no job, and those into business don’t have sales. There is no profit because the country is upside down, and if not for all this (food banks), I won’t be here.”
5. Wide of food bank beneficiary
6. Mid of food bank boxes on the ground
7. SOUNDBITE (Yoruba) Anike Adeshina, food bank beneficiary:
"We are affected by the economy because if you manage to eat in the morning, it might be eba (cassava jam) with vegetable soup without any form of protein. There’s no other food unless there’s a miracle, and if children become very hungry, they manage the leftovers, and we don’t ask if children are satisfied because there’s nothing we can do.”
8. Various of Lagos Food Bank beneficiaries
9. SOUNDBITE (Yoruba) Omotola Gbolabo, food bank beneficiary:
“The Christmases we had in previous years have been good, but this year’s Christmas, there’s nothing to eat. We cannot afford to cook rice, we can’t afford noodles, we can’t have fried eggs, and we can’t afford what we like, maybe buying bread with fried eggs. My children don’t have enough to eat; we only eat what we can afford, and sometimes we eat boiled corn, drink water, and go to bed. So, that’s how we’ve been living for now.”
10. Various of members of local community
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Sunbola, Founder, Lagos Food Bank Initiative:
"With the current fiscal policies of the new administration, a whole lot of people have actually gone into more poverty. A recent report by WFP (World Food Programme) says that more than 70% of our population can barely afford a healthy diet. Prices of food have gone really high. Food inflation is almost 40%. So with all of this in place, more people, of course, will seek reliefs. You know, instant relief, temporary relief that food bank offers. And as such, a whole lot of people want to come into the food bank. We’ve seen that upsurge in demand for our services. We’ve had to increase our budgets. At times, we’ve even had to cut the sizes of food we give in order for us to reach more people.”
12. Various of Lagos Food Bank volunteers bringing food boxes into the community
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Sunbola, Founder, Lagos Food Bank Initiative:
"Our work is very important and is a constant reminder that we need to make our world a better place. We need to stretch our hands to our neighbors. We, there are people who don’t know where their next meal will come from. There are families who skip meals, there are families will go on 1-0-0. There are families who don’t even, who have not eaten since yesterday, they’re there in our community, they’re there in our society. And what food bank does is to foster that element of hope."
14. Various of Lagos Food Bank beneficiaries
16. Wide of beneficiaries thanking the food bank
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