#COVIDPositiveStories – Tawakalit Kareem
Tawakalit Kareem is a young Nigerian woman and the founder of The Butterfly Project. This is her #COVIDPositiveStory. Before the Lagos State Government announced the two weeks lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic in the state, I knew I had to do something for vulnerable people who will be the hardest hit. I felt an urgency to be a part of the solution. On the 24th of March, I launched a campaign on Instagram and WhatsApp tagged; “1for1with5k”. The aim of the campaign is to encourage individuals who could afford five thousand naira (14 USD) to an individual/family who couldn’t. The idea was...