Rotary earmarks N500bn for humanitarian services in 2025

Rotary District 9112 has revealed plans to allocate more than N500 bn for humanitarian services in 2025.

Rotary International District 9112 Governor, Rotarian Femi Adenekan, shared the announcement during a week-long celebration marking the organisation’s 120th anniversary.

Speaking at a recent press conference held in Lagos, Adenekan also said that the district has already invested over N200m in various humanitarian projects aimed at making a significant impact on local communities.

He said, “The next project we are going to do, we intend to spend about 200 to 300 million to erect a vocational centre, and we’ll continue to do more. So far, we’ve spent about 200 to 300 million on impacting our community.

“Usually, we run our half-year report after six months, and that is still in the process for them to give us a figure as to what we have spent as of now, but in all, we do hope to spend over N500m towards impacting our communities in district 9112.

“This is aside from what individual clubs have budgeted for their Rotary year, which is 2024-2025. Each club will have to provide those things that they will do to change and transform their community for the better and in our effort to support the government’s initiative in whatever it is doing at the moment.”

Speaking on the 120th anniversary, Adenekan said it has been a wonderful experience for Rotarians all over the world, adding that Rotary has changed the surface of the world right from the first day it was consummated, as the impact of Rotary is felt all over the world in 200 countries and geographical locations.

He added, “We have over 55,000 clubs and over 520 districts all over the world. Through this, Rotary has effectively contributed largely to the activities and the improvement of lives all over the world.

“ We have the seven rights of focus, such as peacebuilding and conflict prevention, disease prevention and treatment, maternal and child health, economic empowerment, environment, basic education, and literacy.

“These are some of the areas we function as an organisation to impact the world and transform life for good.”

He, however, called on the Federal Government to give tax waivers to its funding partner organisations to get more support to boost humanitarian activities across the country.

Also speaking, the past president and chair of the 120th-anniversary committee, Rotary District 9112, Gboyega Bade, highlighted one of the activities lined up for the anniversary to include a world webinar to discuss the main theme ‘Rotary in world peace and security.

He added that the purpose of the event is to celebrate a milestone of Rotary reaching 120 years of existence, which would be marked with a week-long series of events.