A renowned spiritual teacher Sri Chinmoy once said,
“Sympathy does not think, it acts, it acts to remove the ceaseless suffering of the world”,
Sympathy World Wide Foundation in harmony with this, says that “Sympathy” is within, it burns and it results are our natural love and care to save the world.
The foundation has survived for seven years since 2003 without support from any organization or person. It has since been functioning, carrying out it campaigns against prostitution on charity basis.
In an interview with the founder, Belmon, by FLAMESTHOUGHTS on how she survives without income, she said “it is by divine providence and grace”
Well, that is the summary of the whole sum of money she has been expending-putting into the foundation, for the sake of saving lives and the future women from the maladies of prostitution.
Students in Festac girls in the Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area, would not forget the memory of the “The War Against Prostitution”, during the visit of Sympathy World Wide Foundation to their school. It was a noon of nourishment, a moment of movement. This time around, the show was well kitted with branded t-shirts, banners, and media equipment.
With the opening uproar, like a Roman arena would commence, it eventually calmed as the first speaker came on stage. His name,Uche Uwadinachi, a performance poet, an author and project manager for the Foundation.
He was the MC and poet of the day. Following his introductory spoken word launch. He ushered in the first music performance by Belmon. She was looking stunning and ready to fly. The speakers were faithful from behind in clear sound blast of “Emi oh” from her album. The students danced with jubilation.
The next speaker that came on, was the serenity of the moment. The full hall was as quiet as an exam auditorium, when Ayomiku Ofesua looked through their eyes and told them her life.
Her sad love song, of how she was deflowered and impregnated at the age of sixteen, under the pressures of persuasion and ignorance, fumed the atmosphere.
It was this predicament she encountered that shattered her early life but she took up courage and started again.The teenagers were absolved in sympathy and empathy for her and themselves.
The most interesting and incredible part of her story and her courage, was that she eventually ended up, a graduate of Mass Communication with a first class honour.
Ruth Orieke, a graduate of psychology from Covenant University had her own life testimony to share with the students. She pointed that immodesty is not a value of being educated or matured. She told them that she is thirty years old and a graduate, yet she is still a virgin, simply because she wants to give that pride of virginity to her rightful husband.
It was thus a matter of decision and not of an irresistible trend.
It was now time for Belmon to give the war talk. She braced up her breath and delivered what the children adopted as a battle chant against prostitution. Her facts ran first through the truths that the body is the pride of womanhood and if it messed up, nothing stands up for you. It is like disrobing a king/queen.
She highlighted the fact that the body of the woman is the last thing she should trade with to survive, because it is worth more than a survival, it is life itself.
The war to her, was cause to be conscious, prepared to recognize and face the worst pressures from peers, family, society and even the country. The best way of defense is attack, thus preparedness and discipline are the sword and armour. This was the BELMON CREED.
The talk show and campaign finally came to an end as the children registered their will and faith to fight the war against prostitution in their lives by listing their names and joining the “emi oh” dance again.
It was a memorable day of bliss in the history of teenage-women empowerment to Sympathy World Wide Foundation.
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