A member of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Yola-North Local Government Area of Adamawa State Miss Sulfat Aliu has trained no fewer than 70 less-privileged youths and women in different trades to enable them to be self-reliant.
The corps member, at the end of four-week training, said the exercise was part of her Community Development Service (CDS) projects–one of the four cardinal programmes of the NYSC–in which corps members contribute to their host communities.
In a statement by the NYSC, she said women and youths have the highest percentage of unemployment rate with the government emphasising more on citizens becoming self-reliant.
She said: “To tackle this need and contribute to the development of the community, I chose skills acquisition as my CDS project to train 70 individuals in various skills acquisition.
“The skills include tailoring, cosmetology, leatherwork and livestock.”
Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri commended the corps member for the project and demanded the data capture of all the beneficiaries for government support.
Fintiri, who was represented by Head, Poverty Alleviation and Wealth Creation Agency in Adamawa State Hajia Aisha Bello, assured the people of government’s support to individuals and groups with such projects aimed at reducing poverty and creating employment opportunities for youths and women.
Adamawa State NYSC Coordinator, Malam Ibrahim Tukur, called on other corps members to emulate Miss Aliu and leave a legacy in their respective host communities.
Tukur, who was represented by the Head of CDS, Mr Sumla Elisha, said that NYSC has the mandate to empower youths for national development.
He encouraged members of the public to support corps members who engage in projects that would impact positively on people’s lives.
One of the beneficiaries, Mrs Gloria Musa, commended Aliu for training them and promised to deploy the knowledge she acquired during the training to good use and to train others.
She said the training had increased their confidence for a better life.