By Stanley Onyekwere
An Abuja based Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Helpline Foundation For The Needy has provided about 450 widows and vulnerable people with assorted gifts and life saving entrepreneurial skills.
The beneficiaries were said to have acquired different skills, like shoe, bag, soap, cake, and others, from the free training organised to empower them.
The Founder of the Foundation, Dr. Jumai Ahmadu who spoke over the weekend in Abuja at a fiesta organised for the beneficiaries, said about 450 people were selected from 3 states and the FCT to be part of this year’s reach out event.
Jumai disclosed that this year’s fiesta marks the 19th anniversary of the Foundation’s charity, which has been adjudged to be one of the most impactful welfarist projects.
She noted that the beneficiaries were not just invited to come and pick up free food stuff and other gifts, but to showcase products from their specialized skills acquisition training.
According to her, over the years, her Foundation with the support of different donors, have ensured that widows and other vulnerable youths, were guided to make wise economic decisions that will stand the test of time.
She added, the beneficiaries of the free entrepreneurial training have not just become financial pillars to their immediate families, but sources of inspiration to others around them.
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