By Haruna Gimba
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in partnership with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Borno State government are to train 1,000 displaced persons in skills acquisition to assist them earn a living.
The beneficiaries who are from Maiduguri are to be trained in tailoring, carpentry, iron bending, arts and painting, beads and shoe making among other skills, Health Reporters gathered.
Addressing the IDPs at the weekend in Maiduguri at the Women Development Centre, the Country Representative of UNHCR, Angele Dikongue Atangana said as part of the training, the agency has established a livelihood centre in Borno to distribute start-up kits.
Atangana further said that another centre has been built at Bama.
The Training Programme Manager in the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Idriss Alooma, said the 1,000 IDPs for the two-months training would be given transport allowance in addition to the start-up kits to practice the acquired skills.
