Under the program, 441 women and youth drawn from various
communities in Abuja, Lagos, Oyo, Imo. Kaduna states will be trained in
vocational & technical skills such as fashion designing, cosmetology, event
management, photography, tailoring, hairdressing, soap making, solar panel
installation among others. Upon successful graduation, the participants will be
equipped by NB Plc with start-up tools and equipment required to excel in their
chosen skill areas.
In the FCT, the beneficiaries who are widows of police
officers and members of the Police Officers Wives Association (POWA), will be
provided with vocational skills, business management training, trade support
facilities for integration in the non-alcoholic beverage value chain and
connected to a network of mentors required to grow small businesses.
According to the corporate affairs director, Nigerian
Breweries Plc, Sade Morgan, “the growth stories from beneficiaries of our
empowerment initiatives give us the confidence to continue on this journey.
Therefore, we are excited to commence another edition of this empowerment
programme for our women and youth with emphasis on entrepreneurship.
programme would go a long way in enabling the participants
acquire requisite skills to start up and nurture small businesses and
ultimately become employers of labour.
This year, we are also empowering women to become small
business owners within our retail value chain by giving them access to relevant
training in managing a retail business, equipping them with trade resources
such as products and point of sale equipment while exposing them to a network
of mentors”.