Rivers
RIV-CARES: 6,000 Rivers Youths Engage In Public Works
Over 6000 youths from the 23 Local Government Areas of Rivers State have benefitted from the public works aspect of the Rivers State COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus Scheme (RiV-CARES) Programme.
A breakdown of the figure shows that 1448 benefited from the first batch, while 4300 benefitted from second batch.
State Coordinator of the programm Mrs Imaonyani Ephraim George, told The Tide during a training programme organised for beneficiaries of the Labour Intensive Public Works (LIPW) of the scheme that over 6000 Rivers youths have benefitted from the unit.
“We were able to intervene on 1448 first one, second we have about 4300, so add all together we are talking about 6000 across the Local Government Areas.
She said the essence of the Labour Intensive Public Works is to make the beneficiaries know the importance of dignity of labour.
“So apart from being given fifteen thousand every month, which will last for 12 months, they are expected to carry out minor minor labour intensive works .It could be clearing of community gutters, drainages, clearing roads.
“They could also be involved in helping children cross the road, sweeping the streets”, she said.
The coordinator said the beneficiaries are expected to put in four hours daily.
Imaonyani advised them to maintain serenity in their work places, adding any act of lawlessness will be punished.
Earlier, while declaring the program opened,she warned against sexual harassment, gender base violence warning that culprits will not only be dismissed but jailed.
Also speaking, head of Labour Intensive Public Works (LIPW), Engr. Prince Enyindah, said the beneficiaries were trained on the rudiments of public works.
“They are trained on Enviromental safety, social safety, they are also trained on money management”.
Enyindah said the training was to equip them to face realities of life and see how they can build a very healthy lives.
He said the programm has taken thousands of youths out of the street, thereby reducing crime in the society.
It would be recalled that RiV-CARES is a world Bank intervention programm to reduce sufferings created by the COVID 19 pandemic.
Labour intensive public works ( LIPW)is under Area 1 DLi 1.2 of the programme.
By: John Bibor
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