The company said the closing ceremony marked the conclusion
of a four-week intensive skills acquisition training in October.
According to a statement, throughout the four-week
programme, 1,000 women enrolled in vocational skills such as baking, textile
design, and production of household cleaning items.
It said the women were also enrolled in business classes to
ensure their financial literacy, adding that 200 out of the 1,000 women who had
proved exceptional were each provided with start-up kits to help kick-start
their businesses.
The Founder/Executive Director, Karis and Eleos Hand of Hope
Foundation, Bukola Bamiduro, was quoted as saying, “This programme was created
to drive change in the lives of women through relevant skill-based training and
financial literacy sessions.
“We are hopeful that through this programme, beneficiaries
will leverage the skills obtained to maintain a steady flow of income as women
are economic pillars of the society.”
The Communications Manager, Coca-Cola Nigeria, Ifeyinwa
Ejindu, said, “At Coca-Cola, we believe women are integral to our world’s
shared success, so we seek to empower them both in the workplace and the communities
within which we operate.
“Women are not only essential to building thriving
communities – we believe they represent one of the biggest accelerators of
economic growth.
And this was the driving force behind the Catalyst For
Change programme at its inception – to not only empower the women financially
but to also ensure they are contributing members of society whose efforts drive
the country to economic recovery.”
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