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C’River, ITF Partner On Women’s Training
The Ministry of Women Affairs in Cross River State, says it will partner Industrial Training Fund (ITF), to train 30 women to enable them to acquire skills across the State.
The Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Stella Odey, stated this when the management of ITF visited her in Calabar recently.
Odey, said the ministry was ready to support any programme or project that favoured women.
She stressed the need for continuous training and empowerment of women in the society due to their vulnerability.
“When you empower a woman, it takes the burden off the man and extends the life span of the man.
“Often times, people have taken women for granted because they assume women add no value to the family”, she said.
She added that, there were several campaigns on empowerment and emancipation of women and it had become imperative for the ministry to synergise with ITF to empower women.
Leader of the team and Head of Compliance and Inspectorate Unit of ITF, Mr Edwin Etim, said the visit was to create synergy with the ministry with regard to their upcoming Women Empowerment Programme.
He said, the training would include hairdressing, fashion and design and cosmetology, adding that assistance would also be rendered to participants who trained in tiling and welding.
According to him, the training will focus on vulnerable women with stipends given to them at the end to start business.
Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mr Freedom Ejom, promised to sensitise women on the benefits of the programme.