NGO Unveils Empowerment Programme for IDPs in Katsina

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Francis Sardauna in Katsina 

A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Heal, Nourish and Empower, has unveiled an empowerment programme for Internally Displaced Individuals (IDPs) whose communities have been ravaged by bandits in Katsina State.

The Coordinator of the NGO, Fatima Mamman-Daura, whereas launching the humanitarian intervention, stated the state has the best variety of IDPs within the North-west area of the nation.

She defined that the NGO would supply psycho-social help, psychological healthcare and sort out extreme and average malnutrition amongst IDPs’ kids throughout the state.

She reiterated that the NGO has began implementing and funding certainly one of its elements on the Federal Medical Centre, Katsina the place 175 victims of banditry who sustained gunshot accidents had benefitted from totally different surgical procedures.

With funding from the workplace of the Senate President, by the Nationwide Productiveness Centre, Daura stated the heal part of the venture would deal with psychological, psychological and bodily trauma of the displaced individuals within the state.

She stated: “So, we’re going to have a look at psycho-social help and psychological healthcare. We’re additionally going to enrol kids of the IDPs in class for them to amass fundamental schooling. We’ve got began with 30 kids and we’re going to broaden it to accommodate extra kids of the IDPs.

“There’s a vitamin part of the venture the place we’re going to deal with extreme and average acute malnutrition and provides some meals help gadgets. The empowerment part entails vocational abilities coaching the place a number of the trainees will obtain mills, grinding machines, stitching machines, deep freezer and different empowerment kits.”

In his remarks, Governor Aminu Bello Masari, represented by the Commissioner for Sports activities, Youth and Social Improvement, Aliyu Danlami, stated the state authorities will associate the NGO to maintain humanitarian providers to folks affected by banditry within the state.