Lagos: Foundation empowers Women, Youths with skills
A Non-Governmental Organization, the Triumphant Foundation (for widows and orphans) on Sunday in Lagos State, empowered 100 Women and Youths with new skills and supported them with grants.
The three-day Skill Acquisition and Empowerment Programme training was on tie and dye, making of pastries, soap, air fresheners and cement work.
The Founder, Mr Patrick Tinka commended the turnout of participants and said there was hope for the future of the country, seeing that people were still interested in personal development.
He urged the participants to take advantage of the skills they had acquired as it was a rare opportunity that should be cherished.
“In the past, we had embarked on skill acquisition but never had we made it this elaborate by delving into empowerment.
“The reason for this is because in the last five to six months a lot of transformational events occurred in the country.
“Events like the Naira redesign, cash crunch and fuel hike among others, of which widows and orphans were mostly affected.
“Who cared for them, who checked up on them, who saw the need to alleviate their sufferings? These are the questions that come to mind.
“If they are empowered, if they are given an opportunity to fend for themselves and their immediate families, life would be easier, crimes will reduce tremendously and poverty will be at its barest minimum.
“Nigeria is blessed with rich resources and our human capital is one of them, that is why you are here today.”
He urged the participants to take the trainings very seriously and remain focused on the goals and the reasons for the training.
A participant, Mrs Grace Taiwo, a widow, expressed appreciation for having the opportunity to take part in the skill acquisition programme.
She commended the organisers and prayed for continuity to enable other people benefit from the initiative.
Another participant, Onaolapo Oladoja, said it was a special day for him, having been opportuned to participate in the Programme as a form of enlightenment.
“This has enlightened me in some aspects of life and opened the eyes of many youths like me to see that there is need for hard work.
“There is also need for creativity and the need to do something great, especially with our talents, to make our country better,” he said
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