HYPREP equips 120 PLWD with skills, starter packs
HYPREP has graduated 120 persons with disabilities in Ogoniland, Rivers State, equipping them with vocational skills and starter packs to become entreprene Read More: https://punchng.com/hyprep-equips-120-plwd-with-skills-starter-packs/
The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has completed vocational training for 120 persons living with disabilities (PLWD) in Ogoniland, Rivers State. The program included skills such as photography, fish farming, and fashion design. HYPREP Project Coordinator, Prof Nenibarini Zabbey, emphasized that this graduation marked a significant milestone in their capacity-building efforts and special initiatives to empower vulnerable members of the Ogoni community.
The project has also created over 8,000 direct jobs and trained 5,000 individuals in 21 vocational skills, with beneficiaries receiving starter packs. Zabbey highlighted that PLWD were among the most vulnerable in society, and the project's special program aimed to address their unique needs. The beneficiaries selected five skill areas, including fish farming, photography, shoemaking, fashion design, and basic computer studies, and received support to complete the programme successfully.
Zabbey encouraged the public to patronize the trainees' businesses and expressed pride in their resilience, enthusiasm, and commitment throughout the training. The Ogoni Association of Persons Living With Disabilities praised HYPREP for including PLWD in their affairs and commended the project for providing assistive devices for visually impaired and hearing impaired trainees.
One beneficiary, Godfirst Barijasi, expressed gratitude for the opportunity, sharing how her niece can now sew clothes for the family, saving costs.
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