
MUCABI empowers 25 Nasarawa youths on POS operation, fish farming
Mulapnen Capacity Building Initiative (MUCABI), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has trained and empowered 25 youths in Nasarawa State on Point of Sale (POS) operations and fish farming.
Speaking during the presentation of the startup parks to the beneficiaries on Saturday in Lafia, Executive Director of the NGO, Mr Nicodemus Samson-Beska, said the empowerment was aimed at enhancing their skills for economic prosperity.
He explained that the organisation started the training with a three-day workshop and attached the beneficiaries with cluster mentorship in the areas of their interest.
He noted that the training, which is part of the NGO's initiative to promote entrepreneurship and job creation, was done with the support of the Centre for Community Action for Peace and Development (CCAPAD).
He added that the initiative was under their Youth Empowerment for Social Inclusion,(YESI) Project to empower the beneficiaries with practical skills.
The executive director explained that the project was aimed at empowering youths, promoting social inclusion with a view to addressing unemployment and poverty.
Mr Samson-Beska commended their partners and charged beneficiaries to leverage the skills and resources provided to build sustainable businesses, create jobs and contribute to the economic growth of the state.
On his part, a representative of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Chief Superintendent Bello Umar-Faruq, highlighted the importance of skills acquisition.
He emphasised that the future belongs to those who have skills and are prepared for it and commended the donors for putting smiles on the faces of the beneficiaries.
The representatives of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Jama'atul Nasiru Islam (JNI), Mr Albert Ehada and Aliyu Isa-Shuaibu, commended the NGO for the initiative and urged the beneficiaries to utilise the skills to uplift themselves, their families and communities.
Some of the beneficiaries, Blessing Adakole and Mohammed Liman appreciated the gesture and described it as a life-changing opportunity.
They said that it would enable them to become self-dependent and improve their socio-economic well-being.
Highlights of the event included the presentation of certificates, fish feeds, rubber and POS machines to the beneficiaries. (NAN).
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