(16 Mar 2025)
NIGERIA RAMADAN CHARITY
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lagos, Nigeria – 11 March 2025
1. Mid of a butcher preparing a ram
2. Close of onion cutting
3. Mid of Naheemah frying onion in preparation for jollof rice
4. Mid of a cook washing rice
5. Mid of pepper being poured into the pot
6. Mid of meat being fried
7. Various of jollof rice being prepared
8. Rice being put into a big pot
9. Various of jollof rice being packed
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Naheemah Ishola, Restaurant Owner:
"The motivation for me is I know that most people cannot afford a decent meal on a normal day and as a Muslim, during the holy month of Ramadan, one of the Five Pillars of Islam says we should give back to the society. So I’ve taken it upon myself since 2017 as my duty to feed the vulnerable people in major bus parks, mosques and the roadside.”
11. Woman putting rice into cartons
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Naheemah Ishola, Restaurant Owner:
"At the beginning of every year, as part of my savings plan, I set aside some funds for majorly Ramadan outreach for the less privileged, and I also get some support from a few family and friends, like say 20% of everything I do comes from family and friends, and the profits from my business for the month of Ramadan goes into it as well.”
13. Various of Jollof rice being packed
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Naheemah Ishola, Restaurant Owner:
"There are some days during the holy months of Ramadan as humans, you know I wake up tired, and I don’t feel the need to do this. But when I remember the smiles it’s going to put on people’s faces to hand them the food, it motivates me to get up and do it and this has kept me going since 2017.”
15. Mid of a woman receiving and praying for Naheemah
16. Various of Naheemah distributing packets of food to people on the street in Lagos
17. SOUNDBITE (English), Naheemah Ishola, Restaurant Owner:
"Every time I hand over the meal packs to the vulnerable people on the street there’s this form of fulfilment I feel inside me. And at the same time, in recent times, I feel like I might not be able to do as much with the rising cost of living but if this rising cost of living is normalized, then I’ll be able to do more.”
18. Various of a blind woman receiving food pack from Naheemah
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Muhammed Baba, benefits from Ramadan food
"This month is the month of Ramadan, and everybody want to come and share food to those who need it and we are very, very happy for that and you know as we live in this community, we don’t want to go out to, to be begging up and down.”
20. Various of people receiving food packs from Naheemah
21. Mid of a woman with her food on her head, praying for Naheemah
STORYLINE:
LEADIN:
For the millions of people now marking Ramadan it’s a period of deep reflection, prayer, and self-discipline, but it’s also a time to show generosity and compassion.
In Lagos, Nigeria’s biggest city, economic hardship means more people than ever are relying on the kindness of neighbours during the holy month.
STORYLINE:
At the back of a restaurant in Lagos a lamb is being butchered for iftar – the meal eaten by practising Muslims during Ramadan to break their fast at sunrise.
During the holy month of Ramadan the faithful observe the requirement to fast between sunrise and sunset.
But increasingly hard economic conditions here in Nigeria’s largest city, means many families don’t even have a simple meal to break their fast.
Her contribution is especially important this year with food prices soaring.
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