Oborevwori Presents 311 Beneficiaries in Different Trades with Startup Packs

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In a bid to expand the frontiers of entrepreneurial development in Delta state, the Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has presented start up packs to 311 beneficiaries through the Women Economic Skill Acquisition Programme, WESAP.

With 220 women trained in fashion and design, hair dressing, catering, decoration and event management and make up/gele tying and 91 persons with disabilities trained in ICT, confectionaries, fashion and design, leather work and industrial production, Oborevwori promised to empower more Deltans to help them overcome life’s challenges and achieve their full potentials.

He noted that over 203,204 persons have benefitted from various empowerment platforms of the state government adding that the administration’s various social investment programmes is aimed at giving citizens the opportunity to grow in an enabling environment for better output.

The Commissioner for Women Affairs, Community and Social Development, Pat Ajudua, in her address said, the programme was a significant step in fulfilling the Ministry’s mandate to mainstreaming gender and human rights perspectives across all levels and to ensure that women and vulnerable groups were empowered to guarantee peace and sustainable development.

Some of the beneficiaries who spoke with CROWN FM, expressed gratitude to the State Governor as they promised to put their skills to use in a way of giving back to the society.