Rotary Club repairs water channels in Ijeshatedo Gram. Sch
By Damilola Kushimo
The Rotary Club of Okota has renovated the Water and Sanitation projects it carried out in Ijeshatedo Grammar School, Okota 10 years ago.
It re-channelled and re-piped the water supply from the borehole in response to the report that water has stopped running into female toilets in the school.
According to the club, it based the decision on the report provided by the President, Rotarian Gabriel Ogugua from his discoveries through continual monitoring of the projects done in previous years.
Speaking to ECHONEWS over the project recently commissioned by the club’s Assistant Governor, Rotarian Kefe Adedibu, the Project Service Chairman, Rotarian Titilope Okubadejo-Oladipo disclosed that Rotary Club International focuses on sustained commitment towards humanitarian services for the development of the nation and instilling the spirit of caregiving among members without the intention of getting back.
“As a body, we encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace in the world which is why we do projects to ease the affairs of every community we find ourselves.It’s the duty of every Rotarian to encourage the personal, business and community life of an individuals, taking our contribution in this school for example, our contribution would directly awaken the spirit of giving in the minds of the students,” she said.
Appreciating the gesture, the school principal, Mrs. Olayemi Adeola Olowogboyega thanked the club for the commitment towards the development of the school, stressing that its maintenance culture of all its projects is worthy emulating.
She noted that the development would make the students’ routine handwashing exercise easier without having to compel them.
She informed that the school stakeholders had earlier made effort to re-channel the water supply but were restrained by the high cost.
“Our school’s population is a few less than 500 students with a toilet facility of 36 and we try to maintain a proper hygiene by assigning a hygiene manager to monitor the students to fetch water and flush the toilet after use but God willing, we’ve moved a step further to greatness because Rotary Club Okota has been a partner in progress with us from years back.”
Appreciating the school’s stakeholders, the incoming president of the Club, Prince Taiwo Akanimodo commended the school for maintaining the borehole dug 11 years ago by the club, promising that the club would as well include the renovation of the Water Closet to a more classic one in the toilet while planning for the provision of computer sets in the computer lab as its next projects in the school.
