Sokoto: Cement Company Empowers 400 Women
The Cement Company of Northern Nigeria (CCNN) Sokoto State has embarked on skill acquisition training programme for 400 women in Wamakko Local Government Area of the state.
Speaking at the launch of the Skill Acquisition Programme in Wamakko council, Managing Director of the Company, Mr. Alf Karlsen, said CCNN embarked on empowering 400 women in the host communities in order to tackle poverty and improve the lots of the rural dwellers.
He explained that the women would be trained in 10 centres in Wamakko and Gumbi districts, adding that the programme would help to improve their livelihood.
According to him, a similar programme was embarked by CCNN three years ago for youths in the host communities, adding that so far 80 youths had been trained on various skills at Sokoto Works School, leading to the award of the nationally recognised Trade Test Certificate.
“As you are aware, the envisaged success of this programme made the company to extend same to the women in order to give them same opportunity for economic empowerment and growth,” he stressed.
Karlsen explained that the women would be trained on how to make soap, pomade, perfume, among others.
The CCNN boss pointed out that at the end of the programme, the women were expected to produce these items in commercial quantities within the comfort of their homes and earn an income.
He said to this end, the company would assist the women by providing them with the necessary materials and items to start on their own.
Karlsen stated that over N5 million had been earmarked for the programme. The Managing Director averred that CCNN was committed to its corporate social responsibility and would continue to work closely with communities in providing assistance to them in areas of education, health, infrastructure and economic empowerment.
He announced that the company would provide scholarship to students of host communities to study in universities and other tertiary institutions this year.
He added that other major projects earmarked for the area in 2013 include provision of boreholes in Kalambaina area and drugs to Wajeke clinic and Police Barrack Clinic.
He urged the women to make use of the training to improve the living conditions of their families.
In a remark, the Chairman of Wamakko Local Government Area, Alhaji Ahmad Kalambaina, thanked the company for the empowerment programme and urged other firms in the state to emulate CCNN.
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