Elo Edremoda
Nine women, including widows, received sewing and grinding machines respectively, on Thursday, June 14, from the Rotary Club of Ovwian in Udu Delta state.
The gesture is part of Rotary International's commitment to bettering humanity across the world.
President of the club, Rotn. Helen Macaulay, while recounting how the eight recipients came to be, explained that the women were chosen after a thorough screening process.
"We asked our members to reach out to women they knew, especially widows, who had challenges. And we all came up with a lot of names. You know there are widows and there are widows, so we formed a committee who screened the list to get those who really have need for these items. Then, we arrived at the names of persons you saw here today," she said.
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| (Middle to left) Rotn. Richard Odibo; Rotn. Helen Macaulay (Pres. Rotary Club Ovwian) with other members and the beneficiaries. |
He also advised them to ensure maintenance and call on experts to have the machines fixed whenever the need arises.
Some of the empowered women told Isoko Mirror that the items will no doubt improve their living conditions.
A young lady, Stephanie Enifome, who received a sewing machine said, " Even though I have others, this is a plus. God will bless Rotary."
Another, James Joy, a widow with four children, who was given a grinding machine expressed excitement as she said, "I have been looking forward to having this for years."
Yet another recipient, Christiana Diebroma, promised to dutifully use her grinding machine to make ends meet, just as she commended the club for the donation.
The items given out were two sewing machines, one in cash, and seven grinding machines.
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