50 Women in Jigawa State Enpowered With Tie And Dye Training

It is encouraging to note that the contributive effort of a woman financially and economically in the family, community and society is receiving the attention that it needs. Jigawa state now has 50 of its women in Tie and Dye training.

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has commenced training of 50 women in Tie and Dye making in Jigawa under the directorate’s Women Employment Promotion (WEP).

The Directorate’s Coordinator in the state, Alhaji Muhammad Sambo, said this while inspecting the training session on Tuesday in Dutse Local Government Area.

Sambo said the beneficiaries were drawn from the state`s North-Central Senatorial District comprising Dutse, Buji, Birninkudu, Kiyawa, Gwaram, Miga and Jahun local government areas.

“The gesture is to enable the beneficiaries to set up their own businesses, become self-reliant and employers of labour.

“It is also to empower the women to contribute meaningfully to the economic growth of their families, communities and the state.

“Women will be accorded special attention considering the level of their vulnerability in the society,’’ he said.

The coordinator said the beneficiaries would also be trained on basic business skills to enable them set up their own businesses.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the five-day training, which began on May 16, would end on May 20. The Nation news report