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 Corps Member Empower Widows, Donate Library to School in Yobe State

A corps member serving at Al-Furqan Learners' Academy Potiskum, Yobe State, has trained and empowered twenty widows on Fashion design and Tailoring skills in an effort to eliminate poverty and unemployment amongst women in the society.

The Corps member Chidimma Atuchukwu Obiageliaku who hails from Anambra state said the gesture was born out of her passion and desire to assist the vulnerable and less privileged in the society.

The Ceremony held on Thursday, June 30th. at the school premises, witnessed the presentation of Certificates,  Clothing materials and Seven brand new Sewing Machines to the trainee widows,  came after a six weeks intensive training on dress making and other entrepreneurial skills.

Other projects initiated by the Corps member  included the renovation and stocking of a 40 sitters school library in order to boost the learning capacity of students. 

 "whenever you read a book, it equips you with the knowledge and power to become whoever you aspire to be" hence , donating the library to the school so as to equip the students to become great in the future". She added

In his welcome address, the Director of the school Alhaji Ibrahim Mohammed, represented by Alhaji Suleiman Dauda commended all the Corps members serving under his watch and specifically the project initiator Chidimma whom he said was the first of her kinds to execute a project of this huge repute.

The Director of the school thanked the initiator of the projects and offered her an automatic and pensionable employment with accomodation and other benefits after her National Service.

The State Coordinator NYSC Yobe State, Hajiya Hafsat Yerima, represented by the Head of Community Development Service, CDS Mr. Abimbola Akin expressed her satisfaction with the project carried out by the Corps member single handedly and hinted that the state will never forget  her, and urge other Corp members to emulate her good gesture.

In his contribution, the Provost , Federal college of Education (Technical), Potiskum, represented by the Head of Digital and Visual Library of the College, Mallam Abubakar Hassan explained that education is the bedrock of every meaningful society which deserves the contribution of all stakeholders.

Hassan, on behalf of FCE (T), Potiskum donated a reasonable numbers of text books to the school as part of their contribution to the project.

The benefiting widows who were highly elated thanked the Corps member for the humanitarian support. 

The leader of the widows Mrs. Ladi said, the training is a life time investment that has  transformed their lives beyond imagination. 

She prayed Almighty God to grant their benefactor success in her future endeavours.

Other guests in attendance included the representative of the Commissioner, Basic and Secondary Education, Yobe State, Dr. Muhammad Sani Idris, representatives of the Emir of Fika, Non Governmental organization, Parents and Students.

The Community Development Service is one of the key components of the NYSC, designed to have a beneficial influence on the lives of the host community.