In a bid to close-up the gap created by insurgency, the Federal Government has empowered 100 vulnerable women and girls in various skills from the 17 Local Government Areas in Yobe State.
The skills, which cut across groundnut oil extraction, soap and vaseline production and tailoring, was intended to open up different livelihood opportunities.
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Dr Nasir Gwarzo, stated this at the inaugural programme in Damaturu, the state capital.
He said the essence of the programme was for proper reintegration of women and girls affected by the boko haram insurgency.
Gwarzo, who was represented by the Deputy Director, Social Inclusion and Protection, Mr Peter Audu, hinted that the empowerment was also intended to make the women and girls independent.
He lamented that a considerable number of married women became single, head of households and sole decision-makers due to kidnapping, death or separation from their spouses.
“Women in the Northeastern part of Nigeria face constraints that manifest as social and economic norms, limiting their opportunities.
“As part of our comprehensive approach to provide an end-to-end solution to the women’s social and economic challenges, we analysed and evaluated skill acquisition programmes," he added.
He noted that the trainees would be supported with N20,000 each to help them in generating activities that would encourage economic stability and resilience in line with the ministry’s mandate.
Gwarzo commended the governor, Mai Mala Buni for supporting the successful commencement of the programme in the state.
The Permanent Secretary, Yobe State Ministry of Youth, Sports, Social and Community Development, Alhaji Ajiya Musa, encouraged the beneficiaries to utilise the skills and resources judiciously, describing the intervention as timely.
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