Eighty selected internally displaced victims of attacks by gunmen in Jebbu Miango and Sarai Communities of Bassa Council area of Plateau State have been trained in various vocational skills.
They have also received some start-up packs free of charge from donors as a way way of reducing youth restiveness and the menace of poverty affecting locals in the affected villages in recent times.
Yarac, in collaboration with the British Council, trained the locals in various skills acquisition trades and also donated some start-up packs to them free of charge.
The gesture is part of the group’s strategy for tackling youth restiveness and poverty in all crisis affected communities.
Highlights of the event include the presentation of the start-up packs to the beneficiaries, who are mostly women and youth, and then goodwill messages from leaders of the two communities.
The start-up packs donated include sewing machines, drilling machines, laptops, hairdressing accessories, and clippers.
The beneficiaries are expected to put the start-up packs they received to proper use for their own benefit and the development of their communities.
