FMT in partnership with The Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT) brings you a Covid-19 “healer” from Nigeria.Bayo Omoboriowo distributes food items and beverages to the less privileged, vulnerable and elderly in his hometown of Ijero Ekiti, in Ekiti State, during the government-imposed lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Nigeria.
These communities often earn a living from petty trades, farming and commercial transportation. But the pandemic has prevented people from earning a regular income for almost a month.
Bayo is usually the official photographer for the President of Nigeria. His wish to improve people’s lives was a major driving force behind this social intervention project.
Obasola Bamigbola is a social documentary photographer with a focus on people and their habitual environment, places of cultural heritage, and issues of social impact. He is a member of several art institutions including the African Photojournalism Database and the Nlele Institute mentorship programme, and is an alumnus of FotoFactory Lagos.Obasola’s mission as a photographer is to reshape perspectives, provide solutions to endemic problems, and capture enduring moments. The narrative of his work ensures that he is always engaged with his audience through the universal language of photography. View his profile here.
‘The Other Hundred Healers’ is an initiative by the non-profit organisation GIFT. The 240-page, full-colour, hardcover book can be purchased here at US$40 per copy for a minimum order of 20 copies.
