The ever busy streets of Ajegunle witnessed even more
activities as Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) hosted a town hall meeting for
its pilot ICT and Entrepreneurship training programme called the L.I.F.E. (Life
Skills, ICTs, Financial Readiness And Entrepreneurship) programme.
In the presence of parents, stakeholders, volunteers,
partners, community leaders and alumni of the program, certificates were
presented to 10 alumni of #AjegunleLIFE who were deemed to have fulfilled all
requirements for the completion of the program.
L.I.F.E. training is a capacity building initiative that
aims to transform underserved communities in Nigeria as a model intervention
for other underserved communities. It provided students with practical
trainings on ICTand entrepreneurship, with the aim of preparing the
participants to be self-sufficient.
PIN’s Chief Operating Officer, Tope Ogundipe in her
welcome remarks said “L.I.F.E. since inception in 2007 has expanded to other
locations in Aba (#AbaLIFE), Abia state and more recently Kano. Our aim is to
reach more youths living in under-served communities in Nigeria.”
In a speech issued by the Executive Director of
PIN–‘Gbenga Sesan, he said, “it is very important for each of our alumni to go
forth and train others in order to foster a truly empowered community. A candle
loses nothing by lighting up others.”
The program ended brilliantly with a musical performance
by#AjegunleLIFE 2015c students. It featured melodious singing, and powerful
raps.
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