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Rotary Club Plans Health Projects, Women Empowerment
The Rotary Club of Port Harcourt GRA, District 9140, Nigeria is to undertake economic and health programmes estimated at several millions of naira between 2012 and 2013.
Among the projects to be embarked upon are a microcredit scheme for market women, computer training for youths and defensive driving training for commercial drivers.
The president of Rotary Club of Port Harcourt GRA, District 9140 Nigeria, Rotarian Virginia Major stated this last Friday at a press dinner in Port Harcourt.
Major, who described Rotary Club as a service organisation, explained that meternal and child health, water, sanitation, disease prevention and treatment, vocational training, economic empowerment as well as peace and conflict resolution were the focus of the club this service year.
She noted however, that partnership with the media was imperative for targeted communities to appreciate the projects and services and provide the enabling environment to make them succeed.
The Rotary leader said it was in appreciation of the vital role of the media in societal growth that she had invited the media executives to solicit their support.
A list of the proposed projects for the 2012/2013 Rotary year made available to The Tide showed
that health, sanitation and education will gulp an estimated N20 million during the period.
The projects include, renovation of Health Centres, Kalio Ama at an estimated N2.5 million, equipping of Health Centre, Kalio Ama-N3.0m, provision of water and toilets in Ayungu-biri, Okrika-N3.0m and provision of water and toilets in Government Girls Secondary School Okumgba-Ama, Okrika – N2.8m
The list also showed that the Eintein’s Science Challnege will gulp N8m, the Bridge- Club RYLA – N2.3m, Equipping of library in de Marrilac Home – N0.8m, Computer training for 30 youths – N0.6m and Polio Campaign – N0.6m
The club will also spend N0.8m on micro credit for market women, N1m on peace summits while defensive driving training of 100 commercial drivers and polio benefit concert/fund raiser complete the proposed projects for the club, in the 2012/2013 service year.
Meanwhile, the unveiling of service projects and the induction of board of directors will form part of the installation of Rotarian Virginia Major as the president 2012/2013 of the Rotary Club of Port Harcourt GRA on July 28, 2012.
The installion which will take place at The Atrium, Stadium Road, Port Harcourt will commence by 12noon.
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Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.
Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.
In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.
Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.
