According to Creation of Alternative to Irregular Migration and Human Trafficking, its skill-acquisition initiative in Edo State will help 450 people.
Saliu Aidorolo, the CAIMAT coordinator, revealed this in Benin, Edo State, during the project presentation event. He said the training, which would last two months, is intended for those who need to acquire new skills rather than people who are already practising one or more of them.
He said, “We just kicked off the programme, which is targeted at 450 youths in Benin. We will work with those who are really in need of the skill, not does who already have what they are doing and not students.
“We have some support that go with the programme and that is why we are taking our time to tell every stakeholder to get us the right people so that we can get value for what we give. People actually need these skills and we know that they are abound in the society.”
Aidorolo, who claimed that the European Union had founded the project, stated that 30 seats had been set aside for people with disabilities because it was clear that they were frequently left out of the country's plans.
People who live with disabilities are more vulnerable, according to Ann Ojugo, chairman of the Edo State chapter of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities, because society does not take care of them.
She urged CAIMAT to extend its programme to the rural areas where some of its members lived.
Ideal Development and Resource Centre, Bethshan Youth Organization, Initiative for Disability Empowerment with Accessibility and Support, and Edo State Child Protection Network are other partners of the initiative.