 |
| Joy Alaba, A facilitator at the programme |
Hope Builders Foundation, a non-governmental organization has just concluded a 3 – day capacity building workshop in Alimosho area of Lagos state. The training which was specifically put in place to help people maneuver their ways and equip them on how to survive the recession period in Nigeria was held at Redeemed Christian Church of God, Mighty Wind Parish, Ipaja Lagos from 8th to 10th September, 2016. More stories and pictures after the cut
 |
| participants receiving lectures |
 |
| Olufunke Adeniji, a participant |
The participants
who came from all walks of life were taken through survival stages and to maximize
the opportunities that abound in Nigeria especially during this recession.
Speaking with
Alimosho Standard, one of the participants, Adeniji Olufunke, a civil servant
thanked the organizers of the training for the opportunity. In her words, “I am
happy I was able to attend this programme. It has taught me a lot of things. I realized
there are salient things people need to put into consideration before starting
a business. You plan and while planning, you consider three things, the B. E.
S. your buying, how to buy materials, you think of the expenses that come with
it, and you also think of savings. Our eyes were opened to these three things
and we even had a real life experience where one of our facilitators gave us
money to go into businesses after dividing us into three groups. We made
mistakes and learnt a lot. One of the things we learnt is that most of the
things we complain about in businesses were caused by us. Those that were not
at the training missed a lot”, she told Alimosho Standard.
 |
| Executive Director of HBF, Folayemisi Adu (left) with Joy Alaba, a facilitator |
One of the
facilitators, a business woman and consultant with USAID, Joy Alaba who took
them on Macro-Enterprise Fundamentals / Nutrition Training aimed at strengthening
their businesses and health to generate income for the growth of their
families, while speaking with Alimosho Standard expressed her satisfaction with
the level of participation and seriousness exhibited by the participants. She
assured that the participants are better informed than they were before the
training in their businesses and health. She expressed her appreciation to Hope
Builders Foundation, the organizers of the programme for bringing it up at this
critical period in Nigeria. Though it is her first time of working with HBF,
she says she is looking forward to more working relationship with them.
HBF has been
operational for many years and have touched the lives of many people,
especially women and teenagers. They have given scholarships to young school
leavers to study vocations in different fields and are still doing more.
 |
| cross section of participants |
No comments:
Post a Comment