Blessing Bature

Rotary Club of Abuja, Aso-Golf, has donated school bags to 380 and awarded scholarship to 111 indigent pupils of the Science Model Primary School, Garki ,11, Abuja.

The President of Rotary Club of Abuja Aso-Golf, Mr Clement Chinaka disclosed this during the club’s outreach with the theme` `Create Hope in the World’ ’in Abuja.

Chinaka said the projects is as part of the club’s contribution to address the out-of-school menace, saying rotary is a worldwide humanitarian organisation with the ideals of impacting on the immediate need of communities.

He informed that the ideals was to help humanity, to make impact where it's most needed. "That's why we are here to lead.

According to him, "our investigative team came to inquire and discovered that some students could not pay sundry fees, as such they were not going to continue with their studies and probably would be stopped from writing their exams, so we have to intervened and paid their school fees to about 111 students, and also donated school bags to them because we know that times are hard and parents are struggling.

"So this is our way of reaching out to the children, by necessary implication to assist their families, that's why the club had to step in for the children so they could continue schooling because education is the bedrock.

He encouraged other well-meaning Nigerians to help indigent children, saying that whatever anyone can do to impact the next person positively, please we urge that it be done,"he said

Also speaking, President Nominee of Rotary Club of Abuja Aso-Golf, Mr Ehi uwaifo said the club was impacting the community through Water Sanitation and Hygiene programme, WASH.

"We sponsor projects in water, health, hygiene, children health, education,among others. This is because education is the leveller, it is the only way that the son of a rich man and that of a poor man can bridge the gap in development.

"This is just one of the projects that the club has earmarked to execute over a period."

He added that,"We have looked at the sanitation of the Model science primary school and discovered that there are issues, both the boys and girls are using the same toilet. So it is the next step of our intervention to separate them and make it more hygienic.

Responding, Head Teacher, Garki Model Science Primary School, Mr Kashimu Karshi commended the club for their intervention.

Karshi said that the intervention was apt and it would go a long way to support their education.

"I am very glad particularly because this project happened in my school in FCT about 160 schools within the municipality, yet the club decided to choose LEA Garki.

"On behalf of the school authority, we are happy indeed for the programme. May God continue to bless you in abundance."

Some of the beneficiaries of the intervention thanked Rotary Club of Abuja Aso-Golf for the kind gestures.

A 12 years old Primary six pupil, Miss Azizzat Mustapha said that the scholarship given to her would help her to graduate without stress.

"Thank you for helping us to pay our school fees because our parents cannot pay again and we were almost trow out for not paying our fees. This will help us further our education, “she said.

Another pupil, Mr Sani Rabiu, said thanked the Rotary club for their kind gesture by providing bag and school fees for them.