The Consul General of India, Chandramouli Kern and Kirti’s Kare Foundation (KKF) have called on the federal government to increase the level of support given to charity organisations in the country.
Speaking on the sidelines of the Swara Yatra L’il Champs 5 musical concert in Lagos, the Consul General stated that, encouraging the less privileged people in the society would go a long way to drive an all inclusive economic growth while helping the less privilege group in the society live a fulfilling life.
According to him, “I have been part of many charitable foundations and I feel that Indians have a lot of gratitude towards Nigeria. Indians have invested in projects of humanitarian nature.
“There are lots of humanitarian project and there are over 60 indian organisations with some charitable part of their work and apart from that, Indian owned companies or Indian owned management companies are the biggest employers of labour after the federal government of Nigeria.”
He, however, stated that, Nigeria and India have continued to forge strong bilateral trade relationship, maintaining that, Nigeria is the largest trading partner with India.
“Nigeria and India have a very strong relationship even before Nigeria’s independence. We have a great synergy with Nigeria’s economy. We consider Nigeria as our best friend in Africa and as far as economic relationship is concerned, we are very strong with Nigeria. Nigeria is the largest trading partner with India as Nigeria has also been Indian’s export destination,” he stated.
Also speaking, the founder, KKF, Kirti Sudhanshu, stated that her foundation will continue to invest in charity projects and initiatives to transform the underprivileged people in the society, reaffirming her commitment towards quality humanitarian services in Nigeria.
“We are looking for like minded people with clear intention and strong reason that would assist us in our humanitarian services. We believe people are born for a reason and this time we are putting our efforts in legacy to give back to the society. Our ultimate aim is getting kind hearted people to join hands to uplifting the less privileged people in the society.
“We are hoping that the new government will come with a good policy to support charity organisations in the country,” she said.
On his part, the managing director, Securisk Insurance Brokers Limited, Pradeep Pahalwani, said the Indian community is targeting to have a bit of visibility in the country to provide CSR outreach programmes to give back to the society, saying, Nigeria has embraced Indians as a family.
“Indians at large are good at social services, giving back to the society. Nigeria is a very friendly country, an average Nigerian has a heart of gold and Indians have entrepreneurship spirit in them. Indians have lots of investment in Nigeria which in turn gives employment to Nigerians while also creates the platform for the usage of local raw materials,” he averred.
