Herwa Community Development Initiative with Support from British Council Project on Managing Conflict in Nigeria MCN Founded by European Union this afternoon of Wednesday 25th May, 2022 presented a Start Up grant of Fifty Thousand Naira to 350 CJTF in Maiduguri.
The presentation
took place at nitel the CJTF Headquarters with all Critical stakeholders in attendance.
In his opening speech, the Executive Director Herwa Community Development Initiative, Amb Ngubdo Hassan, said the Empowerment program was aimed to Strengthening the capacity of the CJTF and to provide them with a life skills to sustain their livelihood.
First of its kind from any Non Governmental organization in the state, Amb Ngubdo said it covers 350 CJTF across the 9 sectors within MMC and they were trained in 6 skill areas namely Electrical installation, Carpentry, Welding, Fashion Design, Hair Dressing and shoe Making. Among the benificiaries 100 are Female members of the CJTf.
Today's event he added was official graduation of the benificiaries to start their own business while each of them will receive the sum of 50,000 as start up grants.
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Professor Muhammad Tabiu British Council National team lead symbolically presented the Cheque to benificiaries while calling on them to judiciously use the funds giving to them.
Zara Mohammad, Mohammed Goni, Fatima Abdulrahman spoke on behalf of the benificiaries and thanked the Donor and Implementing organization saying the put good use the funds.
Other speakers at the event are Barrister Richard Balami from Borno State Judicial Reform committee , Amb Ahmed Shehu Of Peace Ambassadors Center For Humanitrain Aid sand Empowerment and Yunus Bello of Human Rights Commission.
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