ADC Candidate, Hawwa Gambo Trains, Empowers One Thousand Women
ADC Candidate, Hawwa Gambo Trains, Empowers One Thousand Women
• Says Women are Society Builders
• Plans in the offing to train youths, men
The Alliance For Democracy( ADC) Candidate for Kajuru Chikun Federal Constituency (House of Representatives) in the forthcoming election, Hajiya Hawwa Abdullahi Gambo has commenced the second lap of the 1000 Women Skills and Empowerment Scheme .
About 100 women drawn from Sabon Tasha, Maraban Rido, Ungwan Bulus and environs are currently been trained on how to make soap, jelly and air freshener at the Kataf Township Hall in Sabon Tasha kaduna
According to Hon Hawwa, after the training program each of the women would be given starter packs to enable them to start some forms of trade or business. She revealed that the training program would be a continuous thing with the aim of empowering women in order to reduce their dependency on male folks.
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The ADC candidate further explained her choice of training and empowering women .
"Women are the pillar and builders of the society, when they are weak, it means the society would be weak, but when women are empowered,they would build up a very strong and virile society .
While responding to questions from journalists, the politician cum activist also said plans are afoot to train youths and men as well .
Ann Gwaza, the women leader and the campaign coordinator Hajia Hawwa Gambo Organisation that the project is aimed at empowering women because empowering women is like empowering the whole nation, she therefore, urged the beneficiaries to make proper use of the skills they would learn to make sure they better their lives and that of their society
She further added
"Hawwa been passionate about the people in Chikun and Kajuru have started doing things for her constituency members even when she has not been elected yet
"If she is elected, Hawwa would do more ,Gwaza concluded
The Chairman of the ADC in Chikun Local Government Area, Victor Boniface while speaking to the beneficiaries of the scheme urged them to vote for the candidate of the ADC , Hawwa Abdullahi Gambo promising that she would not disappoint them.
Some of the women who also expressed their appreciation to Hawwa while vowing to vote for her in the coming election
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