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NGO empowers 100 vulnerable women with grinding machines in FCT, Nasarawa
NGO empowers 100 vulnerable women with grinding machines in FCT, Nasarawa
Citizens Health Education and Development Initiative (CHEDI), an NGO, on Thursday, empowered 100 vulnerable women and girls with grinding machines, as part of its strategy to end poverty in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Nasarawa.
The Executive Director of the NGO, Mrs Selina Enyiola, while presenting the machines to the beneficiaries at the Government Secondary School, Wuse, Zone III, Abuja, said the empowerment would reduce the negative impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable women.
“I welcome you all to this important event for the economic empowerment of 100 special women and girls from the FCT and Nasarawa State.
“I call them special because it is not easy to fish out these 100 people from among millions of women and girls that required assistance in Nigeria today.
“About this time last year, we also empowered 60 vulnerable women from the six FCT Area Councils from funds provided by some World Bank staff.
“We all know that with the economic situation we face in the country now, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and worsened by insecurity, banditry, kidnapping, rape and other vices, everyone is now in need and qualifies for some form of empowerment,” she said.
Enyiola said that based on the community needs assessment conducted by the NGO in some of the communities in the area councils, most of the women interviewed requested to be empowered with grinding machines which they could operate at home or close to their homes.
“They said many of them were scared of venturing to their farms for fear of being kidnapped, raped or at times, killed.
“Some of them, who are the breadwinners of their families, could no longer afford to feed their children, send them to school or pay hospital bills, hence they needed an alternative means of livelihood.
“Similarly, in the course of monitoring our previous projects in the communities, more women requested to be empowered with petrol-operated grinding machines mainly for the same reasons.
“Consequently, we put their requests to our sponsors and pleaded if they could have their kindness extended to Nasarawa State, which they graciously approved and today we are empowering 49 vulnerable women from Nasarawa State and 51 from the FCT,” she said.
The executive director expressed gratitude to the NGO, the World Bank staff, for accepting the idea of empowering vulnerable women with petrol-operated grinding machines.
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“To the women beneficiaries, we have spoken to you about collective savings (Esusu), which will help you to make some savings to ensure that you maintain the grinding machines and have some leftovers for other needs,” she said.
Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Ms Comfort Egemonu, thanked the organisation for empowering them with a means of livelihood.
“We are extremely happy with the gesture extended to us by the Citizens Health Education and Development Initiative (CHEDI). It will go a long way to provide us with sustainable means of livelihood,“ she said. (NAN)
Twin sisters drown in Song LGA, Adamawa
By: Zagazola Makama
Tragedy struck in Golantabal village, Song Local Government Area of Adamawa State, as two 13-year-old twin sisters drowned while swimming in a pond on Saturday.
Source from the Adamawa State Police Command confirmed the incident to Zagazola Makama on Sunday.
According to the sources, the twin sisters, Hassana and Hussaina Garabiya, had gone to the farm earlier in the day and stopped by a pond to swim on their way back home around 2:30 p.m.
The sources said a distress call was received at about 3:50 p.m., prompting a swift response by the police.
The DPO, along with officers, visited the scene and coordinated efforts with local divers, who successfully recovered the bodies of the two girls.
The corpses were conveyed to the Cottage Hospital in Song, where they were deposited at the morgue for autopsy.
The police expressed condolences to the family and urged parents and guardians to caution their children against swimming in open water bodies, especially during the rainy season.
Twin sisters drown in Song LGA, adamawa
Two young farmers found dead in Taraba community
By: Zagazola Makama
Tension has gripped Bandawa-Kota community in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State following the discovery of the lifeless bodies of two young men in a nearby bush.
Zagazola Makama report that the deceased, identified as Monday Samuel and Kawu Rabo, reportedly left their homes on Friday, June 27, to work on their farm but never returned.
Worried by their disappearance, family members and youths from the community launched a search on Saturday morning. Their bodies were eventually found in the bush, raising concerns of suspected foul play.
The incident has sparked outrage in the area, with residents calling for justice and demanding swift action to apprehend those behind the killings.
The corpses of the victims were recovered by the police and documented before being released to the families for burial, in accordance with local customs.
Efforts are ongoing to identify and arrest the culprits.
Two young farmers found dead in Taraba community
Troops repel armed herdsmen attack on farmers in Benue
By: Zagazola Makama
Farmers and residents along the Daudu–Makurdi Expressway in Benue State were thrown into panic on Saturday following an attempted attack by armed herdsmen at Atson Village.
Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident, which occurred at about 3:18 p.m., led to chaos as people fled in different directions some towards Agan Toll Gate and others toward Gbajimba Road after reports emerged that armed herders were invading farms and destroying crops.
The sources said the attackers were heavily armed and had begun chasing farmers from their farmlands when security surveillance teams patrolling the area intervened.
On sighting the troops, the armed herdsmen reportedly fled into the bush.
Calm has since been restored to the affected area, and a joint patrol by security operatives is ongoing to ensure the safety of lives and property and to prevent a recurrence.
Troops repel armed herdsmen attack on farmers in Benue
Twin sisters drown in Song LGA, Adamawa
Two young farmers found dead in Taraba community
Troops repel armed herdsmen attack on farmers in Benue
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