COMBATING open defecation in schools, providing safe drinking water and creating a sustainable environment are some of the critical focuses for Anant Sabat, an ICT guru who was recently installed as President, Rotary Club of Lagos Island, District 9110 tagged Imagine.
Other areas that he and his team would target include support for polio immunisation, vocational training to create sustainable and secured livelihood, cervical vaccinations, maternal and child health as well as other disease-preventive projects.
He begins by talking about the motivation, determination and driving force. “From day one without losing any time, we have started working as per the goal and executed projects with full spirit and humility to serve humanity.
He added: ” n July, we did a blood donation camp at IHS towers HQ in Lagos, where we got record number of 236 pints of blood with the support of LSBTS. Similar camp was organised at Airtel HQ and Consul General of India, Lagos”.
That same month, Sabat said they organised a tree planting project at Government College Ikoyi, where more than 40 plants were planted and an interact club formed. This was to ensure that the plants were maintained, create awareness amongst students to make the school free from plastics and protect the environment”.
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On his part, the Consul General of India in Lagos, Chandramouli. K. Kern talked about his passion for service and some of the memorable moments in Nigeria.
“I like the ideology of Rotary Club and I know that they are doing so many good things in the society. In my recent days in Lagos, I found that the community is also supporting Rotary in a big way and it is a great opportunity for us that Rotn. Anant Sabat is made the president of Rotary Club.
The District Governor, Omotunde Lawson, also an educationist, described the annual event of installing a new club president as an inspiration for many.
“It is a fund raising event. It is an avenue to tell the world what the community has done over the year. We don’t engage in small projects but big ones that are impactful with 7 areas of focus. Apart from showing what they have done in the past they also let you know what they are doing”.
She also talked extensively about the plans for the year as a district. “We are supporting the club in aspect of girl child empowerment. Protecting girls from cervical cancer. Preventing by vaccination. We are Planning to vaccinate about 2,000 girls. We are also adopting a school for deaf made of about 330 students.”