Corper Donates Healthcare Centre To Host Community

A corps member identified as Dr. Emmanuel John single handedly built a primary healthcare center in the Igbindar Ateretar village of Mbadam-Mbatierev community in Gboko Local government area, Benue state.

John was posted to Igbindar Ateretar village for his National Youth Service in 2013.
Unlike others who would complain and ask for relocation to the city, John decided stay back in the village and he embarked on a personal Community Development Service project to build a primary healthcare center for his host community, as part of his National Youth Service year projects.

The primary healthcare center

Against all odds, through determination, doggedness and selfless sacrifice, Dr. Emmanuel John started the foundation of the hospital project and months later, he completed a big primary health care center.


At the end of his service year, he received the NYSC State Honours award by the Benue State NYSC governing board as the best batch C Corps member in the 2013/2014 set.

Dr John and friends in front of the primary health care

The people of Igbindar Ateretar will forever be grateful for the kind gesture of the doctor whose passion for change, changed their lives for good.