Sometimes, fighting poverty on this scale can get overwhelming. There are so many people that need our help, so many that count on us…it can be difficult for anyone to have hope and keep fighting in the face of such odds. At times like these, we remember the people we are fighting for. Take Bako, [...]

In the slum community of Ilaje, Nigeria lives a family of 7 – a mother and her 3 sons and 3 daughters. There are a further 2 daughters who have married and are living away from home. Bayo is 18 years old and Michael is 15 years old – they spend the majority of their [...]

Blessing is an 11 year old girl who has a brother named Segun, who is 7. They live in the community of Ilaje in Nigeria. After their father died in 2005, they were forced to drop out of the private school they attended, and to relocate to Ilaje community with their mother. She is only [...]

For most of the people in the communities we work with, social security or any other kind of support is not an option. Neither is retiring or kicking back every now and then. In fact, for most of these people, life is characterized by constant struggle to stay above water. They have the determination to [...]

Hajdo is a mother of five in her late 40s from Paikon Kore community. She was a petty trader who bought provisions in small quantities and re-sold them. She said she made very little profit and sometimes ran at a loss. This made it difficult for her to support her husband – a local transporter [...]

Ngozi Chiwezie is a mother of four in her 40s. She, along with her children and her husband, a pastor, lived in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. She was an average business woman, owning a shop where she sold clothes. Trouble started for her family when the Government started the demolition of “illegal” structures in [...]

At PSH the work we do is about people, at the end of the day. So, in our posts, we are increasingly going to talk about the individuals whose lives you are helping to change in our partner communities. These are the people, just like you or me, that now have access to cleaner water, [...]

In this post, we’ll be taking a realistic look at the lives of a couple of children in Ilaje village, one of our partner communities. Good things are happening in Ilaje. The moral of the volunteers is very high right now which is encouraging. We are currently working with Hands at Work to implement an [...]

Ladi, Hannatu and Mary have a few things in common…they are women, they live in Takalafia community, they are traders; and they need support to grow their businesses so they can better support themselves and their families. The community they live in – Takalafia – is a village located abut 20 miles outside Abuja, the [...]

Yusuf, Samuel and Timileyin (10, 6 and 3 years old respectively) are orphans. Their mother died 3 years ago during childbirth. After her demise, they were abandoned by their father who would not care for them. The children had no parental care and were exposed to a lot of environmental hazards. There was no food [...]