Ekiti trains, empowers another batch of 100 PWDs

Another batch of 100 Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) have been equipped with trade and working tools following their graduation from an intensive training programme at the Skills Acquisition Centre for Persons with disabilities, Iloku, Ado-Ekiti.

The training and empowerment of the PWDs was organised by the Office of Disability Affairs in conjunction with the Office of Special Adviser. Special Education and Social Inclusion, is in line with the Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji administration’s inclusive policy that ensures everyone is carried along in the shared prosperity agenda of the government.

The beneficiaries were trained in various vocational skills, including Information and Communication Technology (ICT), tailoring, hairdressing, shoemaking, catering and hospitality, while equipping them with practical knowledge and skills to become self-reliant and establish their own businesses.

They were also provided with the necessary machines, tools and equipment to commence work in their various areas of training.

The items include sewing machines, hairdressing and salon equipment, shoemaking machines and tools, ICT equipment, as well as catering and hospitality equipment, giving the beneficiaries the needed support to put their newly acquired skills into practice.

Speaking at the graduation and empowerment ceremony held at the premises of the Skills Acquisition Centre, on Friday,  the Chief of Staff to the governor, Mr Oyeniyi Adebayo, said Governor Oyebanji’s administration had improved the fortune of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the state through inclusive governance and various programmes designed to give every citizens a sense of belonging, irrespective of their physical condition, background or social class.