Dufil Prima Foods Plc, makers of Nigeria’s household noodles brand-Indomie Instant Noodles, has again demonstrated its passion, care and commitment to the welfare for blind and visually impaired persons in the country with a recent cash donation and products support for the Nigeria Society for the Blind (NSB) White Cane Day.
The firm has supported the White Cane Day since 2014 and actively participated in its Charity Walk through in addition to other donations made to the institution. The 2015 White Cane Day which took place at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, saw a turnout of members, friends of the Society, and well-wishers as they walked the distance from National Stadium to Costaine and back to the national Stadium.
Making the donation on behalf of the company at the “10th white Cane Day,” the Public Relations Manager, Dufil Prima Foods Plc, Mr. Tope Ashiwaju, said the company as a responsible corporate entity has a history of contributing to the care and development of physically challenged in Nigeria, and thus touching many of their lives as its believe that in every disability, there is ability.
According to him, “Our environment is not favorable for people with sight, not to talk of people living without sight. Therefore, Dufil Prima Foods Plc saw the need to contribute its quota to ensuring that the visually impaired people have access to quality education and equal rights as other citizens in the country”.
He added that “Dufil Prima Foods Plc would continue to participate in the White Cane Day and support in the rehabilitation of the visually impaired.
The chairman of the Nigeria Society for the blind, Mr Ashiwaju Fola-Oshibo, thanked the management of Dufil Prima Foods Plc for their kind gesture to the Society.
According to him, the use of the white cane as an effective mobility aid for the blind and visually impaired encourages the blind to be less dependent on their relatives and friends for the purpose of mobility, thus making the blind self-reliant.
The importance of the white cane for the blind is further underscored by the fact that human movement from place to place is one of the essential features and necessities of life.
He therefore urged the state and local governments as well as the Federal Government to put in place enough structures to make mobility easy for the blind.
