Nigerian communities have been advised on how best to assess philanthropic support from those who could help their communities in terms of development and assistance to the indigents.
Disclosing the modalities, a microbiologist, medical laboratory scientist and physician, Dr. John Kwubiri Nwadinobi, said the act of giving is spiritual and cannot be started at old age.
Nwadinobi, who is also an Assistant and Doctor of Healthcare Administration, stated this in his Amaogwugwu community at the weekend after a medical outreach organized by the Amaogwugwu Federated Union President General, Elder Kelechi Uwaoma, during which he made a presentation and donated medical equipment and medicine worth several millions of naira, used to treat indigent patients who could not afford medications.
The modalities to access philanthropic support, according to him, include the assessment of the spirit of giving, the possession of love for his community and community people, and participation in community events.
Others, he said, are the ability to identify the needs of his community, the ability to identify the needs of the needy and the vulnerable in the community to assist them, the ability to raise up and train youths for future leadership roles, his or her empowerment history and training of community members, as well as respect for elders and constituted community authorities.
He said, “If you want to have a taste of what a human being is, you have to check on what he is doing when people are not watching, his conduct when he knows that people are not watching what he is doing and what he is doing without expectation of rewards and benefits.”
He noted that people do what they want to do and there is a difference between having and having the spirit to spend on their communities, stating, “Some people are very rich, but they don’t have the spirit for community service, which is in the blood.
“You don’t learn it in the old age. I, from my youth, have been in community service, from primary school through secondary school to my university days, without expecting anything in reward and my service is apolitical.”
He urged the rich not to wait on the government to improve upon the lives of their community people, charging them to instead provide for their various communities.
Earlier in the week while addressing the media after the medical outreach, where more than 300 patients were treated, the health guru disclosed, “I have donated mattresses, IV fluid hangers, walkers, clutches, nebulizing machines, blood pressure machines, ulcer symmetry, glucometer, nebulizers and nebulizing solution, medicines for hypertension, diabetes, antibiotics for bladder infection and upper respiratory infection, stem medications for people suffering from arthritis, and a whole lots of other medications, including flagyl and metronidazole.”
As a result therefore, his Amaogwugwu people appreciated his efforts because, the medical mission and outreach that he has been conducting in his village spanned over 20 years.
He said that he has been doing that “because, I love community service and I believe in giving back to the society. Whatever we are today, God made it possible for us to be what we are and the best thing for us to do is to give back to those people who do not have the opportunity to be where we are”.
The health officer who also runs Nwadinobi Foundation, informed, “Since 2005, I have been conducting medical outreach under my person, Dr. John K. Nwadinobi. I have been giving medication that last up to six months for patients, not minding where they come from.
“Even though Amaogwugwu is the target, whoever walks in, gets equal treatment. So. we don’t discriminate. Our services are, in spite of class and geography, inclusive of humanity and the love of God.
“The medical outreach is the normal thing I have been doing over the years and has nothing to do with the low key memorial service I held for my mother few days ago. On behalf of my late mum, I am also building a modern toilet facility for our local church and it will consist of water system, male and female sections in a standard form.
“I have also been sponsoring Amaogwugwu Unity Sports competition since 1998, that is 25 years of sponsoring men and women football competition as well as 100, 200 and 400 metres race and early morning marathon, with gold and silver medals. This year’s winners are going to be well compensated and we are expanding the scope to achieve more in terms of unity and development of our community.”
