Pacegate Limited, manufacturer of steel drums and distributor of Adipro Chemicals, has partnered with Nigeria’s leading indigenous marketer of choice, OVH Energy Marketing (Oando Licensee), to empower female students in Lagos and Rivers states with the provision of essential school items while also teaching them how to relax and look inward through heartfulness relaxation. The partnership is executed through Evolve, Pacegate and PEARL’s CSR company, which is a non-profit organisation. The Evolve Initiative seeks to address the global challenge of climate change through the education of underprivileged girls. According to project drawdown, the world’s leading research for climate solutions carried out by 100 of the top scientists in the world, educating girls is the sixth most impactful solution out of 100 mentioned to combat the effects of global warming. There are economic, cultural, and safety-related barriers that impede the girl child from realising her right to education. A key strategy to changing this is to provide the girl child attending government schools with school supplies and teaching them heartfulness relaxation techniques. Through this partnership, over 400 schoolgirls in Omole Senior Grammar School, Lagos state and Community Junior Secondary School Amadi-Ama, Rivers state have received school supplies such as school bags, books, pens, sandals, and uniforms supporting their education. Commenting on the initiative, the Managing Director, Pacegate Limited, Mr. Umesh Amarnani, expressed his appreciation to OVH Energy Marketing for supporting the vision to help young schoolgirls across the country.
