From the chasm of shame to grace: How Lynda Iroegbu started a business for a discouraged mother of 5 on Val’s Day

In a moralizing spirit of love and an endless display of affection, February 14 each year is always characterized by a flurry of sweet stories and an array of gifts shared by lovers. But if there was anything that marked Valentine’s Day 2022 in a meaningful way, it was a life-changing moment for single mother Ugochi Ugwuegbu.

It sounded like a familiar moonlight tale, but it wasn’t. In what first seemed like a daydream, the mother of five from the Umuahia community in Abia State received a life-changing boost out of poverty and years of painful existence.

A new lease of life was opened when a kind-hearted fashion designer, Lynda Iroegbu, set up a business for her with a large container and supplies, ushering in another burst of relief for a troubled mother who had been without help for decades. years.

“She was a young mum facing so many difficulties with 5 loving children, unfortunately she lost two of her children due to her predicament and the small business she managed to start was violently taken over by thugs, so she lost all means of livelihood,” Iroegbu, who is an aid worker, wrote in a Facebook post dated Monday, February 14.

Who is the Samaritan? angel in human form?

Lynda Iroegbu is not a billionaire, she is just a passionate and hardworking young Nigerian with a spirit of generosity. The self-proclaimed fashion designer from Uturu in Isuikwato Local Government Area, Abia State holds a Masters degree in Public Health Nutrition from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN).

A born lover of humanitarian service, Iroegbu has worked with a number of non-governmental organizations in Nigeria. Currently, she works at the Nze Timothy Akano Foundation (NTAF) founded by Dr. Chin Akano.

At her current workplace, she helps “initiate, coordinate and implement various life-changing programs…as the Founder himself has empowered countless young Nigerians, especially through the Monthly Empowerment Program NTAF 100k”.

She was a stranger and I wanted to give her permanent joy

Talk with Legit.ngIroegbu said she only knew her beneficiary in December 2021, when she traveled to a very remote part of her town and found herself in the heart of the community.

It was there that she met Ugwuegbu whom she described as “a very discouraged woman” having lost two of her children and was left with three.

“I learned that she was unemployed with no skills or a lucrative business, the small business she managed to start was threatened and ultimately frustrated by thugs. She was totally hopeless. I did more research and got more evidence of hardship so I decided to start a legit business for him,” Iroegbu said.

It was from this moment that the young fashion entrepreneur thought about how to save the mother of five from her predicament. With little profit from her personal business Lyn Signature, a fast-growing fashion brand, she brought Ugwuegbu’s life back from the abyss of shame to the height of glory.

During his moves between December 2021 and February 2022, Iroegbu said:

“I did this to encourage youth empowerment and especially to inspire women to also empower other women in need. I started the project in December 2021 when I met her, then I wrapped up and pitched the whole thing to him this month, February 2022. Took me two months to plan and fund it.”

When asked why she chose Valentine’s Day – a day synonymous with sharing and showing love and affection – Iroegbu told this reporter that she just wanted to “change the usual narrative and strongly encourage love, positivity and selfless service. collectively help reduce crime and defeat other social vices.”

My beneficiary is brilliant

Although it took less than three months to get to know Ugwuegbu, Iroegbu said she found the mother of five to be a brilliant, business-savvy woman, devastated by life and entangled in the web of the negative twist of the destiny.

It is because of this discovery that she decided to set up a business for herself on which she will fall back to take care of herself and her beloved children.

Iroegbu told this reporter that former businesses in Ugwuegbu had suffered “physical displacement in addition to constant threats and robberies by thugs”.

She further revealed:

“I thought she needed not just a sustainable business, but a business that she could do in a safe place without the financial burden of rent. That’s how the idea of ​​building a solid container store was also born and i made sure it became a harsh reality by loading the store with half bags of fast moving staples including garri, rice, beans, etc

“I’ve also topped it all off with drinks and urgent daily household needs and toiletries, including bags of water commonly known as pure water. The idea is for her to retail all of this, earn his own money and continues to grow his business.”

A good samaritan and more

Lynda found her favor wasn’t enough if she didn’t secure the future of the wife and her amazing children together. The young woman said she took the children of Ugwuegbu to school, a project to which she was committed without limit.

“I am sponsoring his two children and other children from the slums to go back to school. These are projects I am involved in and there is no end in sight,” a- she pointed out.

On Sunday, February 20, Lynda told this reporter that she would present the essentials of the school and also pay school fees for Ugwuegbu’s sons the next day, Monday, February 21.

Source: Legit.ng