By Alfred Kollie
The District Governor for District 9101 of Rotary International, Akiladi Allen has arrived in Liberia on a week-long assessment tour of activities of Rotary Clubs in Liberia.
District Governor Allen, who is arriving in the country on Wednesday, September 25 will end his tour on Monday, October 1.
The District Governor for District 9101 will assess the progress of Rotary International activities in Liberia and meet with some state actors and relevant United Nations Organizations, a statement from Rotary Clubs in Liberia says.
Rotary International District Governor will visit most of Rotary Clubs in Liberia Projects to see how these projects are imparting the livelihoods of the people in the various communities where the Clubs have made interventions.
Mr. Allen, a Gambia national, is visiting Liberia in his official capacity as head of Rotary District 9101 for the year 2018-2019.
Currently, there are four clubs in Liberia that are working together in getting Rotary International goals reaching both Liberians and foreign residents. The clubs are Rotary Club of Monrovia, Sinkor, Harper and Gbarnga.
The four clubs in Liberia continue to work with their international partners on many projects. They were actively involved in fighting the Ebola outbreak in the country, and are working very strongly in supporting polio eradication, water and sanitation initiative, basic education and literacy, maternal and child health, economic and community development and peace and conflict prevention.
In August this year, the Rotary Clubs in Liberia worked with their counterpart, Rotaplast International, an international medical team in the United States, a sub group of Rotary International.
Free medical reconstructive surgeries were carried out for more than sixty Liberians who would have otherwise not had the opportunity to get access to such major surgeries.
Rotary International District 9101 is comprises ten countries in West Africa. And these countries are Cape Verde, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau and Cote D’Ivoire.
Rotary International is an international service organization which aims to foster the ideal of service as a worthy enterprise. Rotarians globallyoperate under the motto: “ServiceAbove Self”, fostering high ethical standards in business and professions while encouraging each member’s occupation to serve society.