Yeye Cabaret sets to celebrate motherhood

…. Creates awarness on PPD

Anthonia Duru

In honour of the unending sacrifices of mothers, Yeye Cabaret, an entertainment brand is set to specially celebrate mothers, with an evening of celebration and recognition of passion as well as a tribute to womanhood including daughters, mothers and sisters who engage in diverse roles.

The 7th edition of the annual event is set to hold on Sunday, March 22, 2020, at The Podium, Lekki and is themed, “This Woman’s Work”. The event also aims to raise awareness about maternal mental health especially Postpartum Depression (PPD).

Speaking to journalists, the conveyor of the event, Ayodele Ogundipe said,“ we want to celebrate women beyond the domestic aspect of just taking care of the home, we have mothers juggling careers, family, businesses and they are doing well however they need to be celebrated”

“As an entertainment brand promoting the culture of Mother’s Day celebration in Nigeria, we also want to help raise awareness on medical issues that affect women especially mothers in our society through theatre.”

He said the 7th edition aims to create awareness about PPD for the general public especially for men and provide sensitization on how it can be cured, “we can only be emphatic, we don’t know how it feels, we need someone to educate us.” Ogundipe said.

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Bukky Asehinde, the face of this year’s event and the CEO of BellAfricana, expressed that mothers need to be celebrated and this year’s theme resonates with women’s daily activities where they are always engaged with work, which should always be appreciated.

Asehinde added that the 7th edition aims to sensitize people on the issue of PPD, adding that while people try to care for other aspects of a mother’s health, especially first time mothers, but the issue of PPD is usually neglected, she said it is necessary to teach people on the dangers of PPD and also provide solutions through which it can be cured.

One of the partners, Yetunde Edunjobi expressed how glad she was for the Yeye Cabaret platform because she knows mental health issues; particularly Post-Partum Depression is not really talked about, especially as someone who experienced it. She will be focusing on creating content around sustaining the conversation.

Yinka Jibunoh, a representative of A&D referral services, briefly discussed what Post-partum depression is, the causes and how to get help.
According to Jibunoh while sharing how A&D Referral services will be partnering with the organizer said, , “PPD is real, it causes a lot of issues and if not properly controlled, it can develop into more problems. We need people to be more aware about it and also learn how to handle it.”