{
  "id": 16212984,
  "title": "HYPREP equips 120 PLWD with skills, starter packs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/hyprep-equips-120-plwd-with-skills-starter-packs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T18:47:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/hyprep-equips-120-plwd-with-skills-starter-packs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has graduated 120 persons with disabilities from Ogoniland, Rivers State, after completing a vocational training program. The graduation showcased the project's commitment to empowering vulnerable members of the Ogoni community with practical skills. HYPREP Project Coordinator, Prof Nenibarini Zabbey, highlighted that the training was designed to equip people living with disabilities with skills such as photography, fish farming, and fashion design. The milestone graduation came as part of HYPREP's efforts to create over 8,000 direct jobs and train 5,000 individuals in 21 vocational skills across Ogoniland. The special program for persons with disabilities was necessary to address the unique challenges faced by this vulnerable group. Zabbey praised the trainees' resilience and commitment throughout the program and appealed to Ogoniland residents to support the beneficiaries' businesses. Among the beneficiaries, Godfirst Barijasi from Barako community expressed gratitude for the opportunity, noting that her 13-year-old niece can now sew clothes for the family, saving them money.",
  "summary": "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/",
  "key_points": [
    "HYPREP graduates 120 persons with disabilities from Ogoniland",
    "Training program covers photography, fish farming, fashion design",
    "Project aims to create 8,000 jobs and train 5,000 individuals"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}