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Ø FECEF (Father Ezehi Children’s Education Fund) inaugurated. The second visit of our US Coordinator, Mrs Susan Weems to us in Nigeria in July 2006 was great. Our people saw more of the support of Catholic CHESS Project. A new effort was added as many children of ages 12 and below who couldn't attend even primary school were given hope. These children could not be accepted into Holy Family Children's Home because of limited facilities and also, not all of them are orphans - quite a few of them may have one surviving but very indigent parent. Some parents' situations in Nigeria are such that they live "from hand to mouth" and are therefore not able to send their children to good schools. It has always been part of my dream to help these children too. And I saw my 10^th anniversary as priest and more importantly, the visit of our US Coordinator, Susan Weems as best occasion and time to ask God's blessing on this new vision - It has always been Him acting through us. He has opened another door for us to thread in. Therefore we inaugurated FECEF (Father Ezehi Children Education Fund) - a new initiative that also considers these poor and underprivileged children who are also very much loved by God in our programme. To Him be the Glory! – Fr. JohnBosco EZEHI >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>o<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< So it happened that as part of the activities to mark the 10th priestly ordination anniversary of Rev. Fr. Dr. JohnBosco Obeahon Ezehi (The Director of Catholic CHESS Project), Mrs Susan Weems, the US Coordinator of Catholic CHESS who was also visiting Nigeria and the children at Holy Family the second time, was given the privilege to inaugurate on behalf of CHESS a new arm of the project in honour of Fr. JohnBosco Ezehi. According to Mrs Weems, CHESS Project is to help not only the orphaned and abandoned children in Nigeria, but also the underprivileged. The new project which is called FECEF (Father Ezehi Children Education Fund) is an effort to consider and give the opportunity to truly needy children of primary age range, approximately up to 12 years the privilege of nursery and primary education. It is hoped that with the ability to read, write and know simple math, these children will have a little help in getting started in life >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>o<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< · Some Beneficiaries of FECEF pose for a photo with Fr. Ezehi & Mrs Weems in Ewohimi, Edo State, NIGERIA Susan with some of the School Children of Holy Family (They too are on FECEF programme)