Sultan, YABATECH Partner On Education, Community Devt

Foundation for Peace and Development, belonging to the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, is forging a concern with Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), to beforehand education, healthcare and younker empowerment crossed Nigeria.

The pact was unveiled during a courtesy sojourn by the delegation from the foundation, led by its director, Malam Aminu Inuwa Muhammad, to the college.

They were received by the rector, Dr Ibraheem Adedotun Abdul and different main officers of the assemblage astatine the Council Chambers.

In his code to the assemblage management, Muhammad explained that the instauration was established successful 2014 nether the enactment of His Eminence, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, with a ngo to enactment communities affected by conflict, poorness and insecurity.

Over the years, it has partnered with planetary organisations specified arsenic UNICEF, UN Women, the Bill Gates Foundation and the Malala Foundation connected projects ranging from regular immunisation to girls’ education.

He revealed that the instauration is presently moving to halt the transmission of circulating variant poliovirus successful Northern and Southwestern Nigeria, portion besides championing regular immunisation and acquisition programmes for out-of-school children, particularly girls.

One of its astir ambitious projects, Malam Muhammad added, is the constitution of an all-female assemblage successful Sokoto, modelled aft the American system, with a absorption connected nursing, aesculapian laboratory sciences and different health-related courses.

“Our extremity is to code the needs of susceptible communities by providing healthcare, education, and enactment for young radical and partnering with YABATECH offers an accidental to standard this interaction nationwide,” helium said.

In his response, Dr Ibraheem Abdul praised the foundation’s initiatives, noting that the assemblage shares akin values of work and assemblage development.

He highlighted YABATECH’s collaborations with UNICEF to supply ICT grooming for girls aged 13 to 25 arsenic good arsenic aesculapian outreach programmes successful underserved areas conducted successful concern with Albasar International.

“Education without assemblage interaction is incomplete, and by joining hands with the Sultan Foundation, we tin redirect susceptible younker into productive learning and skills development, portion besides empowering women and disadvantaged groups,” the rector stated.

Dr. Abdul expressed interest implicit the increasing fig of boys affected by cause abuse, stating that the assemblage is designing rehabilitation initiatives to reintegrate them done skills acquisition and education.

He said further that YABATECH is exploring the constitution of a aesculapian assemblage to assistance span Nigeria’s shortage of healthcare professionals.