P&G, Post Assurance, others scale intervention on SDGs’ week

Leading Corporate Organisations in Nigeria are scaling up interventions to accelerate progress on sustainable development as the Lagos State Government embarks on the implementation of the programmes of the second edition of the SDGs Week. In a statement, the Lagos state government said the SDGs week is a shared commitment of partnership geared towards driving […]

Leading Corporate Organisations in Nigeria are scaling up interventions to accelerate progress on sustainable development as the Lagos State Government embarks on the implementation of the programmes of the second edition of the SDGs Week.

In a statement, the Lagos state government said the SDGs week is a shared commitment of partnership geared towards driving collective action, mobilising key stakeholders from all sectors to influence positive social change across the state.

The statement said in support of this year’s outreach, the multinational consumer goods corporation, Procter and Gamble, has donated 6,000 units of toothpaste for primary school pupils in peri-urban and rural communities to improve health and wellbeing.

Post Assurance Brokers who donated over 45,000 study items to primary schools at the maiden edition of the programme has declared commitment to provide boreholes in some public schools in the state to strengthen government’s effort on WASH-related challenges.

Speaking on the donation in a letter signed by the Procter & Gamble, senior manager, global government relations & public policy, Ridwan Sorunke, the organisation reiterated the importance of sustained awareness on oral health and hygiene particularly amongst children and especially those in the disadvantaged communities across Lagos.

‘’Procter & Gamble is delighted to support the Lagos State Oral Health Programme (being part of the Lagos SDGs Week 2021 social assistance undertakings) through the donation of 6,000 packs of our Oral B Star-Wars children’s toothpaste.

“We understand that this donation will be used to promote awareness on oral health and hygiene especially in the rural and peri-urban communities of your state. This is a cause we wholeheartedly support,” the statement read.

According a statement issued by the CEO, Post Assurance Brokers, Mr. Lekan Ajisafe, the initiative is one of the most impactful endeavours that is advancing considerable efforts towards the alleviation of social problems that are peculiar to the disadvantaged communities.

‘’As a reputable insurance company in Nigeria, at the heart of our culture is a united efforts to address different socio-economic issues,” he said.

“In identifying what is relevant and can make the greatest impact in education, we are committed to building boreholes in some schools in the state, to further empower the school community and increase learning opportunities.”

He revealed that safe and adequate water supply and sanitation in schools are pre-requisites for the right to basic education for school children.

The hygiene behaviours that children learn at school are made possible through a combination of hygiene education and suitable water, sanitation and hygiene-enabling facilities.

Commending the State government’s growing enthusiasm in SDGs, the CEO said the present administration has managed to establish relationship of trust between herself, private sector and non-governmental entities which has allowed SDGs to gain prominence among citizens.