Next steps!!

April was Child Abuse Prevention Month. This is when I took a small step towards realizing my purpose. It was a struggle at first because I did not have any resources but I knew I had to do something. I went to several agencies, that will remain nameless, to ask for materials, and I was given the side eye like who are you? Who do you work for? I had to keep explaining myself. I do not work for anyone; I am just a concerned citizen wanting to make a difference. After visiting several agencies, I finally found someone who gave me all the materials I needed both in Spanish and English.

 I must admit at this point I was getting very nervous that I almost wanted to back out. I was able to set up a table and pass out information, and talked to anyone who would listen about child abuse prevention .I am glad I did not back out I felt empowered to move forward. I felt I had found my purpose in life and nothing and no one can stand in my way. 

Now that I have overcome my fear of talking to people about a topic that is considered a taboo, it is now time for me to move to the next step. I am currently working on building a grassroots organization to combat child sexual abuse in every aspect from providing education on how to recognize the signs of abuse and how to prevent child abuse.

I will be traveling to Nigeria soon to start forming relationships with the communities and the agencies representing the interest of the youth. I will be traveling with supplies and necessities for the selected community and school. Right now, I am stock piling donated clothing and school supplies, so by the time I am ready to go home I would have collected a substantial amount of donated items. We would like to support a struggling school by donating supplies needed such as; grade appropriate reading books, paper, pencils, markers, rulers, etc.

I plan to have a community day invite the entire community out to let them know that we care and we are here to help in any way we can.

If you would like to get involved either by donating your time or supplies, please do not hesitate to contact me via email at didi.udofiah@facebook.com, or mystory4healing@yahoo.com.

Peace world and more grease to your elbows!