Rotary Club of Greenfield Empowers Women with Cash Donations, Work Equipment

As part of its mission to promote societal development, the non-governmental organization Rotary Club of Greenfield has enabled women without capital to launch their enterprises with beginning funds and equipment.

In addition to giving the ladies beginning money and five grinding machines, the organization inducted eight new members.

Oluwole Olajide Kukoyi, the first district governor of R1 District 9111, was welcomed by the organization to observe the induction and a few of its developmental projects.

Nnanna Achugo, the president of the Greenfield Rotary Club, emphasized the significance of the occasion in her speech.

“The board and members of Rotary Club of Greenfield are so excited to have the district governor with us today. It is one of the fulfilments of our Rotary year. It has been a star project for the club.

“Since inception, we have been doing this every year. We empower women with work machines. We give them a soft loan for take-off and most times, we ask them not to return the loans. This is a star programme and it is so important to us,” Achugo said.

The organization's president made a suggestion that this year the organization would be awarding scholarships in addition to empowering women.

“There is a young girl who lost her mother and is supposed to be part of the people that would be empowered. But there is no way we can empower a girl of 12 years to start business. So, we are offering her scholarship as part of our empowerment activities today,” he said.

He further said that having spent barely two months in office, he has led the donation of medical items to Health Centre in Lagos State in a bid to enhance maternal and child health.

The R1 District 9111 Rotary Club's pioneer district governor, Oluwole Olajide Kukoyi, expressed his satisfaction with the work the Rotary Club of Greenfield was doing to advance society.

“The Rotary Club of Greenfield is empowering citizens of the community but more importantly, inducting six new members which is very important. Part of the goals of the organisation is to have at least 30 percent increase in each Rotary year.

“If every club can be like the Rotary Club of Greenfield, then that goal would be achieved. We are having the board meeting today and there would be fellowship,” he said.

Kukoyi commended the club for its reception and hospitality, adding that for a club that is just three years, it has contributed immensely to the Rotary foundation.