Group Empowers 2,500 Almajiri In Jigawa

The Danmodi Students Care Initiative has trained 2,500 Almajiri in various vocational skills and provided them with startup packages to complement the Jigawa State Government’s efforts in tackling street begging, promoting job creation, and eradicating poverty.

At the distribution of the empowerment packages, the senior special adviser to the Jigawa State governor on Students Affairs, Comrade Muhammad Salisu Sika, said the programme was designed to promote social and economic inclusion in the state.

He stated that the 2,500 Almajiri were selected from various Tsangaya schools across the state and were given skill training and empowerment packages to make them self-reliant during and after their Quranic studies.

“The beneficiaries were trained in shoe shining and barbing, and each received a full set of tools needed to start the trade. More so, 287 Alarammas (Quranic tutors) were given a cash grant of N50,000 each.”

“Besides the Almajiri empowerment, today we are also distributing 300 bicycles and wheelchairs to less privileged and physically challenged pupils to encourage them to remain regular in classroom attendance.”

“We are also flagging off the distribution of 25,000 school uniforms to Basic Education pupils from rural areas and 100 laptops to Jigawa State students studying at the Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil, and the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna,” Comrade Salisu stated.

He noted, however, that all the programmes and interventions the Danmodi Students Care Initiative has carried out in  which over 250,000 students have directly benefited in the last three years are aimed at complementing the Jigawa State Government’s investment in education and human capital development.

In his speech, Governor Umar Namadi, expressed his appreciation for what the Danmodi Students Care Initiative has been doing, describing it as very encouraging and commendable, with an everlasting impact on the state’s economic and human capital development.