Gold Award For Humanitarian Service – Here Are The Contenders

This award is given to individuals and organisations totally sold out to supporting others who may never be in a position to pay back

Bishop Peace Okonkwo

Bishop Peace Okonkwo is the Resident Pastor of the Headquarters Church of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM), and Proprietress of the Word of Power Group of Schools.  In addition to pulpit ministrations, she has a number of initiatives that have been intervening the lives of people providing food, clothing and educational ministrations amongst others. Her Rehoboth Homes for stranded ladies, has been providing rescue for young women without a roof over their heads.

Reverend Esther Ajayi

Reverend Esther Ajayi is a woman of God with large following, who describes herself as a woman of crazy faith. She has a foundation named after her name, Esther Ajayi Foundation, set for a full launch-out shortly, in her bid to consolidate the passion she has for supporting the needy. Part of the plan is to float a fitness community – The Fit Faith Club – which she says is aimed at Christian women.

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HUMANITARIAN CLUB OF THE YEAR – GOLD

This award is given to social and philanthropic organisations which  are committed to improving the lot of the society within which they operate.

The Lions Clubs International (LCI)

The Lions Clubs International (LCI) is a non-political philanthropic organisation with chains of local chapters.  Enlistment is believed to over 1.4 million members, making it the largest service organisation in the world.

Established originally in 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, it is now headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, and as of March 2016, had over 46,000 local clubs.

Rotary International

With truth, friendship and fairness as foundation ethos, Rotary International, is one of the world’s leading social organisations. It aims at bringing together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian service and to advance goodwill and peace around the world. With about 1.2 million subscribing members, Rotary International has about 35,000 member clubs worldwide, and 1.2 million individuals, known as Rotarians,

Eko Club International

ECI is a community based organisation of Lagosians in the Diaspora, established to foster cooperation and collaboration, unity, brotherhood and sisterhood amongst its members, to empower its members politically, socially and economically and to contribute positively to the advancement and prosperity of Lagos State.

Since inception, it has been involved in ranges of philanthropic activities, its medical mission being particularly impacting.