In a bid to inculcate the attitude of hand washing and proper hygiene management among children, the Rotary Club of Awka Urban, District 9142 and Rotary Club of Asaba Metropolitan, District 9141, have donated a hand wash bay to Sunbeam Primary and Secondary School, Nawfia, Njikoka Council Area.
The project was initiated with the aim of achieving proper hygiene among the school children.
Rotary Club is a non-governmental organization that focuses on reaching out to humanity and has its seven key projects in 2022/2023 Rotary Year to include Disease Prevention and treatment, basic education and literacy, community economic development, water, sanitation and hygiene, maternal and child care, as well as peace building and conflict prevention.
Commissioning the project which was situated at the school premises to equally benefit the parishioners of Saint Michaels and All Angels Parish, Nawfia, the President Rotary Club of Asaba Metropolitan, Rotarian Ifeoma Adejumo and the President Rotary Club of Awka Urban Rotarian Reverend Sister YvesMary Obi, said the project is an inter-district project and described hand washing as a preventive measure against diseases such as diarrhea and acute respiratory infections, adding that they put the washing bay at the school so that students will always have the opportunity to keep their hands clean even as they urged them to take full ownership of the facility.
Contributing, the Deputy Vice Chancellor Administration Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University and also the Treasurer Rotary Club of Awka Urban, Professor Osita Chiaghanam, said parents especially mothers should inculcate proper hygiene practices in their children as part of efforts to ensure a healthy lifestyle.
Welcoming the group, the Archdeacon, Nawfia Archdeaconry, Venerable Ifeanyi Umeh, commended Rotary for its humanitarian activities in the society, and thanked God for making the project a reality and rotary club for being the instrument through which it was actualized.
Responding, the Principal and Headmistress of the schools, Mr Ifeanyi Ogbuchimalu and Mrs Ogochukwu Chukwukezie, promised to make sure that their students and pupils make judicious use of the facility.
Other delegations in attendance include Past Assistant Governor Chinedu Osadebay, Rotarian Ugochukwu Nweze, Rotarian Kingsley Okeke and Rotarian Nneka Ilochi among others.
The event climaxed with Demonstrative hand washing by the group and students of the benefitting school.
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