Covid-19 recovery project: World Bank, FG share N100m amongst Anambra Youths
By Oluwaseun Folorunso
A total amount of N100million has been disbursed to the youths of Anambra state by the Federal Government in collaboration with World Bank as COVID-19 recovery project.
Anambra COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus, AN-CARES project organised a four-day training for the concerns, during the inauguration of the first part of the four day training the money was disbursed to the youths.
The programme that took place at Ekwulobia in Aguata Local Government Area ofthe state succeeded in training over 5,000 youths during the exercise.
The youths who participated in the training were selected randomly from the 10 pilot Local Government areas of the state and were given N200,000 each for empowerment, making it a total of N100million distributed. The pilot areas include Aguata, Anambra West, Awka North and South, Idemili South, Ihiala, Nnewi North and South, Obaru, and Onitsha South.
The Chairman of the steering committee, who is also the Anambra state Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mrs Chiamaka Nnake, said the Prof Chukwuma Soludo-led administration would always ensure that Anambra youths receive their share of any Federal Government’s largesse.
Appropriate implementation of livelihood programme was called for by Nnake and urged the Anambra state cares team (AN-CARES) to make sure that the start-up grants were given to the right person. However, she urged the beneficiaries to judiciously use the grant to promote productivity and creativity. The head of state’s cash transfer unit and Anambra COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus project, Mr Raph Enukorah had earlier admonished the beneficiaries to have increased knowledge of financial and business management and as well make judicious use of the grant.
Some of the beneficiaries Miss Ndidiamaka Ezenwafor and Mr Aloysius Okafor expressed their heartfelt appreciation over the programme and applauded the state and Federal Government, as well as the World Bank for choosing the intervention, while promising to utilise the opportunity.
