ActionAid Supports Access Bank Lagos City Marathon

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), ActionAid Nigeria recently joined the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon to race against poverty facing communities as well as to fight against injustices among the less-privileged in the society across the world.

The Marathon of 42 Kilometres from National Stadium through Third Mainland Bridge to Eko Atlantic was tagged ‘Race to End Poverty’ by the NGO in Lagos.

Speaking just before the race took off, the Country Director of ActionAid Nigeria, Ojobo Atuluku, said the marathon organiser, Access Bank approved their participation as a charity platform to race against poverty calling national and international attention to both participants and non-participants to contribute financially for the welfare of the less-privileged and also to eradicate poverty to zero level in the society.

She further explained that ActionAid focus is to work with excluded communities and persons; people who have no access to right, protection and public service; disability persons and other less-privileged persons who are deep in poverty in order to overcome social injustice they may be experiencing.

Atuluku stressed that many communities are excluded especially the rural area where there are no schools, hospitals, healthcare, water and good roads among other related issues. She therefore called on governments, individuals, private and public organisation to pay more attention on excluded areas both in urban and rural area; and also to find solution to financial issues around them.

In addition, the Lagos State General Secretary, Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities and Co-founder/Director General, Human and Organisational Resources Development Centre appealed to the NGO and government at all levels to remember them in their agenda as they also need the welfare provided for healthy.