Agency expands CSR, empowers ladies with well being initiatives

JULIUS Berger has expanded its CSR drive by empowering ladies via focused well being initiatives designed to enhance well-being and entry to important care.

In an announcement, it was famous that the corporate partnered with the Federal Capital Territory Girls Affairs Secretariat and the Household Peace and Girls Empowerment Initiative to host the 2025 Girls’s Well being and Advocacy Programme in Abuja.

It acknowledged, “The initiative centered on early detection and administration of breast and cervical most cancers, bringing collectively healthcare professionals, policymakers, and neighborhood representatives for sensitisation classes.”

The FCT Mandate Secretary for Girls Affairs, Dr Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, praised Julius Berger’s dedication, describing the agency as not solely constructing roads but additionally constructing folks and strengthening communities.

She emphasised the corporate’s position in advancing ladies’s well being and aligning with the nationwide improvement agenda.

Julius Berger’s Chief Danger Officer, Shakira Mustapha, reaffirmed the corporate’s dedication to neighborhood improvement, noting that the programme celebrated ladies’s resilience whereas selling consciousness of psychological well being and preventive care.

Mustapha famous, “Whenever you prepare a girl, you’ve gotten skilled a nation.”

The Head of Company Improvement, James Agama, added that the collaboration underscored the corporate’s imaginative and prescient of enabling progress and prosperity.

In line with the assertion, the Abuja occasion additionally featured donations of 400 baggage of rice to beneficiaries, reinforcing Julius Berger’s dedication to social funding and sustainable partnerships.

“Two days later, the corporate prolonged its outreach to Lagos, supporting a ladies’s well being programme at Gbagada Common Hospital. Lots of of ladies from Kosofe attended the classes themed ‘Girls’s Reproductive Journey and the Significance of Wellness via Self-awareness and Self-preservation’.

“Matters included menopause, being pregnant care, and self-care, alongside free medical check-ups. Healthcare consultants, together with Dr Olutokunbo Oseni and Dr Noimot Balogun, pressured the significance of early detection and way of life consciousness, commending Julius Berger’s position in preventive care.

He stated, “The agency additionally highlighted its ongoing collaboration with Gbagada Common Hospital, together with rehabilitation of the Intensive Care Unit. For Julius Berger Nigeria Plc., these initiatives are greater than CSR test packing containers.

“They symbolize a philosophy of nation-building that integrates bodily infrastructure with social funding. By specializing in ladies’s well being, the corporate acknowledges that sturdy communities are constructed not solely on roads and bridges but additionally on knowledgeable, wholesome, and empowered residents. From Abuja to Lagos, Julius Berger’s current programmes have demonstrated that its legacy shouldn’t be confined to engineering marvels. It’s also about shaping lives, strengthening communities, and guaranteeing that progress is inclusive.

“In the meantime, neighborhood members celebrated the chance to be taught, have interaction, and obtain care in a supportive surroundings. Native leaders and hospital officers lauded Julius Berger’s contributions, with Christiana Kuboye noting that the agency’s impression extends past infrastructure to significant neighborhood engagement.”