By Stanley Onyekwere
Two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Rasaq Okulaja Empowerment Initiative and Helpline Social Support Initiative, have empowered some widows with self-sustaining skills in Abuja.
The NGOs articular trained the widows on tie and dye, soap, turban and snacks making among other skills, during the lead NGO’s second memorial empowerment and exhibition programme in the nation”s capital city.
The president of Helpline Social Support Initiative, Dr Jumai Ahmadu, noted that the empowerment was part of a two-year memorial of late Rev. Rasaq Okulaja.
Ahmadu explained that the training was designed to eradicate poverty among widows, as well as keep the memory of late Okulaja alive.
She added that the empowerment was also to give the widows and young girls an opportunity to be a better version of themselves.
She however, advised the beneficiaries not to be ashamed of what they were doing to support themselves financially.
She also urged the widows to group themselves into clusters to share facilities, access financial support and organise step down training to other vulnerable groups.
