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.

Donald Mike-Jaja