{"id":26116,"date":"2026-03-07T06:41:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T06:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=26116"},"modified":"2026-03-07T06:43:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T06:43:26","slug":"give-to-gain-inner-wheel-district-911-marks-2026-international-womens-day-with-widows-empowerment-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=26116","title":{"rendered":"\u201cGive to Gain\u201d: Inner Wheel District 911 Marks 2026 International Women\u2019s Day with Widows\u2019 Empowerment Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">International Inner Wheel District 911 has announced plans to commemorate the 2026 edition of <\/span><span class=\"s3\">International Women\u2019s Day<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> with an empowerment programme themed <\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u201cGive to Gain.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The event is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at the <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Rotary Centre Ikeja<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, beginning at 11:00 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">As part of activities marking the global celebration, the organisation will implement an empowerment initiative aimed at supporting five indigent widows with financial and material assistance. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The programme, according to the organisers, is designed to provide direct support to vulnerable members of society while strengthening community development efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">A former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Sinatu Ojikutu<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, will attend the programme as Special Guest. The Guest Speaker for the event is <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Olufunke Fowler-Amba<\/span><span class=\"s2\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The celebration will also feature a panel discussion focusing on issues affecting women in contemporary society. Panelists expected at the event include <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Mary Obadina<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Temitope Kayode-Ojo<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, and <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Oyenike Adeosun<\/span><span class=\"s2\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Speaking on the programme, District Chairman of District 911, <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Omolola Fakeye<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, said the event is designed to be both impactful and engaging for participants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">She explained that the programme would combine education, empowerment, and meaningful engagement while reinforcing the organisation\u2019s commitment to community development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Fakeye added that the initiative goes beyond dialogue by translating advocacy for women\u2019s empowerment into practical support that directly improves lives. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">She also noted that students from various senior secondary schools would attend the event to learn and participate in discussions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">International Women\u2019s Day<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, celebrated annually on March 8, recognises the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women while also promoting gender equality worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">International Inner Wheel<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, one of the largest women\u2019s service organisations globally, promotes friendship, encourages personal service, and fosters international understanding through humanitarian and community-based initiatives.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Inner Wheel District 911 has announced plans to commemorate the 2026 edition of International Women\u2019s Day with an empowerment programme themed \u201cGive to Gain.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26118,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[11463,11462,10353,6589,3031],"class_list":["post-26116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-empowerment-initiative","tag-give-to-gain","tag-inner-wheel-district-911","tag-international-womens-day","tag-widows"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26116"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26116"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26120,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26116\/revisions\/26120"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}