The State of Qatar has donated the sum of $50, 000 for the construction of an education learning Centre at Wassa IDPs Camp, in Abuja, Nugeria’s capital.
The Ambassador of the State of Qatar in Nigeria, AbdulAziz AlMuhannadi made the donation in Abuja when the Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Basheer Garba paid him a working visit.
According to the Ambassador, the State of Qatar will continue to support the Refugee Commission in all of its endevours towards giving succour to the displaced persons as well as making them self-reliant and bringing back their lives of dignity.
“We will partner with the Commission be it in areas of resettling displaced persons, education learning centres, making them self-reliant or giving them back their lives of dignity,” AlMuhannadi added.
The Federal Commissioner said, it was an honour to receive the gracious and generous donation of $50,000 for the education learning centre.
He pledged that the Commission would ensure the judicious use of the fund.
“The learning centre will provide a comprehensive learning programme including numeracy, literacy as well as vocational and life skills training to displaced children, adolescents and young people. The centre will also be used to provide an integrated health education and psychosocial support service,” Garba stated.
He further thanked the State of Qatar and the Embassy for their continuous interest and support in the work that the Commission does and for the pledge by Qatar to support the construction of housing units across the four states of Katsina, Zamfara, Borno and Cross River under the Commission’s Resettlement Cities Project.
“I hope that this is the beginning of a most fruitful and beneficial partnership between the Embassy and People of Qatar and the National commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons,” Garba added.
Mercy Chukwdiebere
