The
last 15 days has been full of activities for the President of the Board
of Trustees of the Foundation Mr Olalekan Babalola. In all he has visited
10 states namely Kaduna, Kano, Jigawa, Gombe,
Taraba, Adamawa, FCT, Imo, Ogun, Ekiti States. During his tour the
President met with Traditional Rulers, Policy Makers, Development Partners,
Health Personnel and vulnerable people in the states.
The objective
of the tour was to physically assess the state of Internally Displaced Persons,
Almajiris, homeless people and the unemployed across the states. He also used
the opportunity to conduct some training on Aquaculture for some unemployed
youths and women. During the tour he met with health officials to conduct
Poverty assessment surveys by interacting with relevant stakeholders. Mr
Babalola also visited the state offices of the Organisation in the twelve
states and conducted capacity building workshops for the state officials.
The
organization intends expand its social protection initiatives across all 36
states of the federation and FCT. This will involve distribution of relief
materials such as food clothes and mobile homes. It also intend to train and
empower you women and youths in Agribusiness and Vocational skills to enhance
their livelihood and lift them from poverty.
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