By Osaigbovo Iguobaro
As part of efforts to curb irregular migration, a Non-governmental Organization, ActionAid, Nigeria on Tuesday, presented equipment to 1000 youths in Edo State.
The graduands were drawn from the second batch of graduands of skill acquisition programme under the Migration II Project also known as the ‘Dare to Hope Project’.
They also received seed grants of N650,000 per cooperative to further support the businesses of 50 groups (amounting to N32,500,000 for the).
Speaking during the equipment handover Ceremony to the beneficiaries, ActionAid, Country Director, Ene Obi, said “the trainees have been formed into 50 groups of cooperatives.
“Each group will be equipped with starter pack and also received seed grants of N650,000 amounting to N32,500,000 to further support the businesses of the groups”, according to her.
Represented by ActionAid Director of Programmes, Hajia Suwaiba Muhammed Dankabo, said the organisation said a total 2,000 youths in the State have been empowered since the project began in the State.
The first batch of 1,000 trained youths in various trades have also received same set of equipments, Ebi said, “The handover today is for the second batch of graduands
of the Migration II Project also known as the Dare To Hope Project in Edo State”.
According to her, the Migration II project seeks to create alternatives to irregular migration through socio-economic empowerment and sensitization, as they have discovered that economic reasons are the main push factor for irregular migration.
She said the youths were trained in hairdressing, fish farming, makeup artistry, shoe and bag making, poultry, aluminum fabrication, and bead making.
