By Our Reporter The Nation
Lions Club Akowonjo has renovated a block of classrooms, the headteacher鈥檚 office and a security post at Shasha Community Nursery and Primary School, Lagos.
Its District 404B3 Nigeria Governor, Ibrahim Bello, described the project as timely.
鈥淭his three-in-one project just keys into our mission and vision of making an impact, especially in the educational sector. Every child deserves to learn in a conducive environment and we are proud to have met some of the needs of the school,鈥 he said.
The outgoing president of the club, Ayo Olugbenro, said the project reflects the club鈥檚 commitment to uplifting the community and making an impact through education-centred initiatives.
She said: 鈥淭his project became a necessity because of our vision of ensuring that no child is left behind. What we stand for is service to humanity, and we want to give them a good learning environment that will enable them to thrive as leaders of tomorrow.鈥
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Olugbenro noted that the project marks the final project of her tenure and charged the school management to ensure proper maintenance of the facility.
鈥淭his project is the last project my one-year tenure will accomplish at the Lions club. In my administration, we made sure to do a community-centred project every month, from free medical services to feeding initiatives. I want to urge the head of school and community to ensure adequate maintenance of the facility for the benefit of the pupils,鈥漢e added.
The traditional ruler of Shasha Kingdom, Oba Babatunde Ogunrombi, who commended the Lions Club, stated that the project is a call to action for other non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and stakeholders to take up more Corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects in their communities.
鈥淜udos to the Lions Club for this laudable project. It is for humanitarians, and this just goes to say that the government cannot do it all, so if you are affluent or wealthy enough, It would go a long way to rise to the occasion of providing community assistance to the people who need it,鈥 he said.
Headmistress of the school, Kemi Odediran, expressed gratitude to the club, noting that the project solves a major space problem that the school has been facing for a while.
鈥淲e have 400 pupils and a shortage of classrooms, but this project will do a lot of help for the children. It will create more space for the children to learn comfortably,鈥 she said.