By Awaal Gata
Abuja
United States Ambassador to Nigeria, W. Stuart Symington, yesterday awarded grants totaling $171,000 to 30 Nigerian community-based organisations from 19 Nigerian states.
The grants were awarded under Ambassador’s Small Grants Programme, which has been running in the country for over two decades.
Presenting the grants, the American envoy told the recipient organisations to use the grants to positively influence the lives of the members of their respective communities.
He said: “As you go forward in doing your work, find a person you have helped and take strength in knowing that you have literarily changed the world, one person at a time”.
He reminded them of the importance of Nigeria and their role in making her succeed.
According to him, “all around the world, people have heard of Nigeria and of Africa, and smart people have said if Nigeria continues to succeed, Africa will succeed.”
The grants will fund a variety of projects, including the construction and provision of classrooms, clinics, boreholes, latrines and community centres.
