Nigerwives - Abuja Branch: End of Year Party

Members of Nigerwives Nigeria, Abuja Branch, with their families and friends, held their annual End of Year Party on the 10th of December 2011, here in Abuja. Nigerwives (NW) is an association of foreign women married to Nigerian citizens. All women who are married to Nigerians and residing in Nigeria are welcome to be a part of this organization, which, in addition to Abuja, has branches in Lagos, Warri, Port Harcourt, Kaduna, Benin, to name a few. The Abuja Branch, of which I am a member, meets every last Sunday of the month. These photos were "borrowed" from my friend Izabella's FB wall.

White Cane Day 2010

White Cane Day 2010

The Abuja Branch of Nigerwives Nigeria celebrated WHITE CANE DAY on Saturday, the 6th of November, at the School for the Blind in Jabi. Activities included a food fair, yard sale, and bingo games.

A white cane is used by many people who are blind or visually impaired, both as a mobility tool and as a courtesy to others. For some years now, the Abuja Branch of Nigerwives Nigeria, a 30-year old association of foreign women married to Nigerians and residing in the country, has been celebrating WHITE CANE DAY here in Abuja.

Read more about the white cane at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_cane.



Nigerwives AGM - Gala Night

Members and guests at the Nigerwives Gala Night

At the 2010 AGM of Nigerwives Nigeria (an association of foreign-born women married to Nigerian nationals and residing in Nigeria), one of the highlights of the Gala night was a musical performance by two groups: the Abuja Chorus and the students of the Federal School for the Blind located in Jabi.

The Abuja Chorus, according to the introduction by the emcee Angie, is a group of people, mostly expatriates - several of whom are Nigerwives, who just love singing for the fun of it. The second group of singers were the blind students.

Nigerwives Nigeria is an association that has a soft spot for the blind, which is one reason they are one of the major producers of Braille books that they supply to blind students in the country. On-the-spot donors while the blind students were singing during the Nigerwives AGM Gala Night gave more than N38,000.00. The photos below were taken by Inside Track.


Students from the Federal School for the Blind sing at the Nigerwives Gala Night



The Abuja Chorus at the Nigerwives Gala Night

More pics at the Nigerwives Gala Night

Event: Nigerwives Gala Night
Date: March 20, 2010
Venue: Agura Hotel
Photos by INSIDE TRACK ABUJA MAGAZINE

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