By: Olufemi Orunsola
As part of its 7-fold areas of rotary service to humanity, the Rotary Club of Lagos Island (RCLI), under the Presidentship of Rtn Deeksha Hiranandani has empowered students of Wahab Folawiyo High School, Osborne Ikoyi, Lagos with a fully furnished computer laboratory in partnership with the Indian Cultural Association.
OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News reports that the educational project, which aligns with the Basic Education and Literacy component of the rotary 7-fold service areas was commissioned and handed over to the management and students of the school after a short inauguration ceremony on Saturday.
OTN News further reports that the commissioning attracted the presence of Indian Consul General to Lagos Nigeria, Mr.Chandramouli Kern, the District Governor of Rotary Club, Rotarian Femi Adenekan who graced the ocassion as Special Guest of Honour, flanked by his wife, the Tutor General and Permanent Secretary, (TGPS), Lagos State Education District 3, Dr Mrs.Olufunke Idowu Oyetola and several representatives of the Rotary club as Mr Jeetu, Mr Hiro, Mr Ravinder, Mrs Sapna and others.
The educational project, which was spearheaded by the President, Rotary Club of Lagos Island, Mrs. Deeksha Hira put beams of smiles of joy on the faces of students who swung into immediate utility action as they explored different digital projects using Excel, Spreadsheet and CorelDraw, on the new set of laptops donated into the computer laboratory of the school.
The RCLI President Mrs Hira during her speech at the brief unveiling ceremony, affirmed that the project was her dream come true as she had envisioned the empowerment of students of a public school with necessary digital literacy facilities during her tenure as the President of the club.
In Hira's words, "The successful completion and handing over of this project was a success of her and her team’s hard work , although it came with some initial funding challenges, but I must thank my husband, who is an IT Expert for his support, and encouragement" adding that, " I also appreciate all rotarians and our sponsors for standing with me to successfully complete this educational project".
Mrs Deeksha revealed that the Club did not only provide the fully anti-virus configured eleven units of laptops but also refurbished the laboratory to taste to create a conducive digital learning environment for the students.
In his own remarks, the District Governor , Rtn Femi Adenekan, observed that, "Things are going beyond the conventional system of education in today's world".
Rtn Adenekan challenged both students and teachers of the school to ensure that they make beautiful use of the laptops donated to the school and the fully furnished computer laboratory to maximize digital literacy, advising the school "to develop relevant small but doable digital projects to engage the students from time to time to fully optimize use of the laptops donated to the school's computer laboratory."
Similarly, the Representative of the Indian Cultural Association who is the Treasurer of the association, Mr.Dheerendr reinstated the commitment of the association to collaborating with the Rotary Club to Lagos Island to deepen digital literacy in Nigeria,saying "We believe that digital education is the foundation to make the next generation empowered and capable of evolving into tech solution providers like Elon Musk, Bill Gates, among other global tech giants.
Responding to the gestures of RCLI, The Principal of Wahab Folawiyo High School Osborne Ikoyi Lagos, Mrs. M. B Abiola, on behalf of the Tutor General and Permanent Secretary Education District 3, appreciated the President and her club for choosing to situate the laudable educational project in their school, assuring the Rotary Club of adequate maintenance and optimal utilisation of the laptops in the refurbished computer laboratory.
On their own parts, students of Wahab Folawiyo High School, Osborne Ikoyi, beaming with smiles, took time to express their appreciation to about the digital empowerment by singing the "They are jolly good fellows" song for members of the Rotary Club to Lagos Island while the Head Boy of the school threafter gave an assuring vote of thanks.
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