Rotary Club of Lagos West has reaffirmed commitment to impacting lives during its empowerment programme for less-privileged Nigerians, including widows and indigent Nigerians.The club also made case for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the country, tasking the government on the right policies and enabling environment for businesses.
At the programme, Items such as grinding machines, sewing machines drilling machines, barbing kits, wheelchairs and N 50,000 cash support were presented to selected beneficiaries including single parent, youths, widows and indigent Nigerians in Amuwo-Odofin area of Lagos.The club explained that the exercise was part of its vocational and economic empowerment scheme aimed to create income sources for indigent Nigerians and families.
President of the club, Omolara Akinsanya, reiterated the intention of the exercise as alleviating poverty and hunger in the land, also in line with the club’s pledge to humanitarian services.“We hope that beneficiaries can make the best of this gesture such that they can impact their families and the people around them. We are not giving this just for their own benefits but to let this gesture extend to the people around them”, she said.
Also speaking, a Past District Governor (DG) of Rotary International District 9110, Kola Sodipo charged beneficiaries to take advantage of the gesture to impact more lives given harsh economic reality.
One of the beneficiaries and a tailor, Mrs. Sarah Owotobo commented that the sewing machine presented to her was a dream come true.
“As a professional tailor, I have been struggling to acquire another sewing machine because the one I am currently using is old and worn out. This is a dream come true,” she said.
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