The year 2016 seems to have become the beginning of a new dawn in the life of Miss Rahma Haruna, born without limbs to the family of Haruna Mohammed of Lahadin Makole community in Dawakin Kudu local government area of Kano State 19 years ago.
For most of her life, Rahma has been carried around the streets of Kano by her brother in a plastic basin to beg for alms for the poor family's sustenance.
Both Rahma and her brother have no education.
Then came the early days of January 2016 and a veteran journalist and former BBC correspondent, Ibrahim M Jirgi blessed the physically challenged Rahma with a wheelchair.
This was quickly followed up by a certain Linda who sent a donation of ten thousand naira after reading Rahma's story.
A few days down the line, Mavin Records artist Di'Ja also came calling with gifts.
Now, fast forward a couple of weeks later and Kano State government also comes calling with gifts of their own.
The Commissioner of Women Affairs, Barr. Zubaida Damakka said that the government of Kano State was moved by Rahma's condition and had therefore decided to donate items for the family to start a business and fend for themselves.
Her words:
“Government would continue to look after her welfare to ensure that she lives as comfortable as possible and to make sure that she does not beg because of her physical challenge."
Items donated by the Kano State government for the family to start a new life include 10 cartons of noodles, 2 bags of detergent, 10 cartons of biscuits, 2 bags of semovita, 2 bags of rice, a sack of soya beans, 2 jerrycans of cooking oil 25 liters each and a cash gift of twenty thousand naira.
See Rahma's turning point in pictures.
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