As is often the case in every corner of the globe, patients often become anxious when they have no one to turn to, especially when they have a costly illness.
Weak people in northern Nigeria receive support from charities such as the Creative Helping Needy Foundation (CHNF) under the leadership of Fauziyya D. Sulaiman.
CHNF started working five years ago as an organization, before finally registering as a fund two years ago.
The main function of the foundation is to support patients who do not have the money for treatment. In addition, orphans and their parents, out-of-school children and the like are also supported.
So far, CHNF has helped more than 100 people and there are always patients online who are desperate for support from it.
Who is Fauziyya D. Sulaiman?
If I have to sleep or eat I have to turn off my phones, otherwise patients and donors will call me," Fauziyya D. Sulaiman says.
Hajia Fauziyya is the mother of eight children - including twins - and a writer of novels and film stories in Hausa.
Depression has made my life very difficult '
She worked in a hospital before moving to Arewa 24 television.
Fauziyya was born in 1981 in the Fagge area of Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State.
How the CHNF Foundation earns money
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Most of the CHNF-sponsored donations are made through social media, according to the union president.
“About 99% of us get them through advertising on Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and Instagram.
"There is also the First Lady Aisha Buhari's First Aid Association, which gives us the job of supporting the needy. We once sent a patient who took care of her for about N14 million."
In addition, she said, there are individuals who donate when they feel we need help.
"The outgoing Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II has taken care of our patients twice in the past. The current Emir of Kano Aminu Ado Bayero also took care of our patients under his daughter Aisha. Baffa Babba Danagundi recently paid a sick month. foot.
"The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar, has also taken responsibility. The daughter of Kano State Governor Ganduje, Asia, has also taken care of the sick.
"Adults do not count those with whom we have contact. But most do not interact directly with us, so we put in the effort to seek support for the patient."
They also receive support from outside Nigeria and Christian religious groups.
"The people who are supporting us from outside Nigeria are almost certainly more supportive - Hausa and Arab.
"The Arabs are very supportive of us. When the Hausas see that we are asking for help, they show it to their Arab parents and they call. .
"Christian groups have been giving us support. The clergy are calling for support but most of them are taking care of the sick."
'How I lead the foundation's operations'
Fauziyya D. Sulaiman
The teenager said she did not rest on weekends because of the CHNF work
"Every weekend I was out, and with the landlord, I was taken out to other places because he was very supportive," Fauziyya said.
She continued: "Most of the time I leave my office to go to work for the foundation. I have representatives at four hospitals; Malam Aminu Kano Hospital,Dala Bone Hospital, Nasarawa Hospital and Sir Sunusi Hospital.
"When I hear there is a problem, I go there. If there is no problem, I go home. At night, we come together to calculate the amount of money spent and what is needed. We do this because we always have a problem. in hospital. "
The chairman of the Creative Helping Needy Foundation said they are currently building an office on in Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State.
May god reward her with jannatul firdaus that how is support to be