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SIFAX Group Donates Bus To Charity Organisation
SIFAX Group says it has donated a brand-new Hyundai H1 Space Bus to Mission to Seafarers, a charity organisation, as part of its corporate social responsibility.
Speaking at the official handover of the vehicle in Apapa, Lagos, the Executive Director, Business Development and Strategic Planning, SIFAX Group, Mrs Wunmi Eniola-Jegede, said the donation was in line with the company’s robust stakeholder engagement strategy focusing on the public good of the various sectors where the company operates.
She said, “SIFAX Group appreciates the contributions and impacts of the Mission to Seafarers to the maritime industry. Seafarers tend to be lonely and be far away from relatives and loved ones for a long period of time. This loneliness and long period of absence, if not well managed, could be counterproductive and affect performance. We believe the wellbeing of the seafarers is the wellbeing of the maritime industry.
“We are happy your organisation’s several outreaches and other programmes have been able to bridge this gap and give the crew men a sense of belonging. This donation is to support the good work the organisation is doing and to further empower for better results.”
According to the Chairman, Mission to Seafarers, Chief Adebayo Sarumi, the organisation’s main aim is to reach out to the various needs of seafarers whose ships berth at the Nigerian ports.
He said, “The Mission to Seafarers is a non-governmental organisation with about 300-year-old history. Looking at the dangers and perils faced by seafarers globally, our aim is to promote their spiritual, moral and physical well-being and that of their families irrespective of nationality, race, gender or creed.
“We have lacked a vehicle to move us around and we thank SIFAX Group for heeding to our call through the donation of this bus. It will go a long way in helping us achieve our objectives.”
Sarumi appealed to various stakeholders in the maritime industry and beyond to support the organisation, especially in the provision of new infrastructure and facelift of the old ones.
