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As part of the move to mitigate the negative impact of economic recession on parents in discharging their responsibilities towards their children, Rotary Club of Omole-Golden, District 9110, Nigeria has donated no less than 1,000 school bags and a borehole to a primary school in Lagos.
It was learnt that the good gesture was to serve as palliative measures to the challenges confronting the residents as a result of the economic recession.
The humanitarian organisation which had earlier donated a block of four classrooms, cleared a dump site, planted trees among others at one of the secondary schools in its district, Ajuwon High School, Ogun State, promised to carry out many social projects to aid teaching and learning in the school.
Speaking while presenting the school bags to the over 1,000 pupils of African Church Primary Schools, Ogba, the District Governor, Patrick Ikeluha said the construction of borehole will address the water need of the residents and members of the primary school community.
According to him, the provision of the over 1,000 bags would encourage the parent of the pupils, especially at the time the economic recession was biting hard on many Nigerians. He described the gesture as part of efforts to give back to the society, saying the club has given out non-interest loan to artisans and other downtrodden in the society.
“Main objective of Rotary is how we can give back to the society, especially the less privilege. Doing good is our moto is doing good is our watchword. We are not political or religious,” he said.
On her part, the Rotary Club Omole-Golden President, Titi Sunmonu, said the month of September in Rotary Calendar is meant to focus on an education project.
“The month of September in Rotary calendar focuses on education and literary. We have donated borehole water for the pupils and the people around the community.
“We are doing this to serve humanity, touching lives, making some pupils enjoy what we didn’t enjoy while growing up. We have done breast cancer, cervical cancer screening earlier this year. We have done free eye screening. We have operated eye cataract patients and so many other people.
“Very soon, we are going to donate incubators to Ifako-Ijaiye General Hospital, our adopted school. We are also going to donate dictionaries to our other school. We are touching months monthly,” she added.