Humanitarian Service: First Lady’s Office to Partner with Rotary International

Humanitarian Service: First Lady’s Office to Partner with Rotary International

The Coordinator, Office of the First Lady, Akwa Ibom State, Lady Helen Eno Obareki, has said her office will partner with Rotary International, District 9142, in delivering humanitarian services to the vulnerable population of Akwa Ibom State.

Lady Obareki made this known on Monday, September 8, 2025, when she received the District Governor 9142, Kelechi Anyanwu, who led other Rotarians to her office in Government House, Uyo, to seek collaboration for future projects.

The Coordinator expressed optimism that the collaboration with the organisation would be seamless since some of her core mandate aligns with the thematic areas of the Golden Initiative For All, GIFA.

Lady Obareki announced that GIFA, under the Literacy and Learning thematic area, is organizing a back-to-school programme where school children would be given learning materials.

“Some of the thematic areas of the Golden Initiative For All (GIFA), which is the First Lady’s pet project, aligns with some of the work that Rotary does. What you do aligns with what we do, so you are supporting us and we are supporting you. “

“The bottom line of all of these is to bring greater good and impact to the lives of those who are less privileged. As schools resume, we will be partnering with you on our back-to-school programme,” she stressed.

The District 9142 Governor of Rotary International, Kelechi Anyanwu, expressed his organization’s intention to leverage on the theme of the Rotary Go for 2025 which is “Unite for Good,” to collaborate with government and private organisations to make significant impacts in basic education and literacy, maternal and child care, and provide essential services and starter packs for vulnerable persons.

Anyanwu who is in Akwa Ibom on tour of the different clubs in the district, reiterated the organizations readiness to provide community-driven projects and partnerships in driving meaningful change.

During the interactive session, the Assistant Governor of Rotary Club Zone 9, Rotarian Onoriode Obareki, commended the Coordinator of the Office of the First Lady for effectively balancing her roles in the family, at work and the state, applauding her tireless efforts to impact lives and communities.

Others who spoke including the District Governor Nominee Adesegun Tijani, President Patricia Obot and President Amanam Hanson, applauded the initiatives of the Office of the First Lady, noting that they have aligned with these initiatives to alleviate poverty and put smiles on the faces of people in society.

Rotary International is a community-based global network with over 1.4 million members worldwide in business and professional leadership who provide humanitarian service to touch lives and communities.

Media Unit
Office of the First Lady, AKS
September 8, 2025.