As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Rotary Club of Ewutuntun, District 9111 in partnership with Ausbeth Technology Services Ltd, will on Saturday, May 17 , 2025, distribute various food items to over 1,000 indigent people in Ewutuntun and Mafoluku, Oshodi- Isolo Local Council of Lagos to cushion the effect of inflation, rising cost of food prices and hunger. It will take place between between 9 am and noon at Ibis Royale Hotel, Mafoluku Junction, Airport Road, Lagos. 

The President Rotary Club of Ewutuntun 2024-2025, Bukonla Alamu, said: “The second batch of our impactful Food Bank initiative, in partnership with Ausbeth Technology Services Ltd, is a CSR commitment to fighting hunger and supporting our community.” 

Alamu said “selected vulnerable groups, including the widows, low-income earners, destitute and orphans were identified by our members in their community, and provided with vouchers, are to receive the various packed raw food items. The Food Bank initiative is in line with Rotary International’s focus on community and economic development; fighting hunger, poverty and disease prevention and control.”

The Chairman of the Food Bank Project and past Assistant Governor Rotary District 9111, Samson  Okenyi stated “We are making a difference, one family at a time. The Food Bank Initiative was launched last year by the pioneer District Governor Rotary District 9111, Dr Wole Kukoyi and Elewu of Ewutuntun, Oba Shakirudeen Kuti on Saturday, September 21, 2024.” 

Okenyi added that “ over 1,000 families have benefitted from the free Food Bank targeted to feed vulnerable families, and aimed to cushion the impact of rising food prices, inflation and hunger among the indigent in Ewutuntun and Mafoluku, Oshodi environs.”

He thanked the management and staff of Ausbeth Technology Service Limited for the partnership and for the corporate social responsibility on the food bank initiative.

It could be recalled that in a heartfelt demonstration of compassion and service, the Rotary Club of Ewutuntun recently successfully carried out its Widows Empowerment Project, which saw the donation of 20 grinding machines to widows in the Oshodi community.

The initiative, which aligns with Rotary’s focus on economic and community development, was held in two phases. Screening and selection of the beneficiaries took place on Thursday, 20th March, 2025, and followed by the official presentation ceremony on Tuesday, 25th March, 2025, at 1A Arowojobe Street, off Adeyemi Street, Oshodi, Lagos.

Past President, Rotarian Kudirat Olaopoola, who chaired the Widows Empowerment Committee, emphasized the importance of investing in women-led businesses, particularly widows who often carry the weight of their families alone.

The widows who were selected through a transparent process received not only the grinding machines but also technical support from Rotary leaders and community stakeholders present at the event. The beneficiaries expressed deep appreciation for the gesture, describing it as life-changing.

These projects added to the Rotary Club of Ewutuntun’s growing portfolio of impactful community-based initiatives, reinforcing its reputation for service,  compassion, and service to humanity.