By; JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON
Yobe State Emergency Management Agency in partnership with United Nations Development Programme with funding from the Government of Japan in collaboration with United Nations Population Fund and Portrait of Lake Child Initiative has given a start-up business capital of N25,000,000,00 to Gender-Based Violence Survivors in Yobe State.
Flagging off the distribution at Potiskum, the Executive Director of the Portrait of Lake Child Initiative, Dr. Zara Yusuf says each of the 170 selected women will receive the sum of N150,000.00 each as start-up capital for small business.
The beneficiaries who are survivors of Gender Based Violence were provided with the psychosocial support to establish small businesses in their local communities.
In his remarks, the Head of United Nations Population Fund in Yobe state, Muktar Abubakar warned the beneficiaries against misuse of the capital grants. He explained that mechanisms have been put in place to ensure that any one found using the capital for other purposes should be arrested.
One of the beneficiaries, Fatima Sadiq, thanked the Yobe state government, the donour partners and the Portrait of lake Child Initiative for coming to their aid saying it will boost their businesses.
The beneficiaries are into tailoring, knitting, ground oil production, saloon among other small businesses.
Personalities who attended the flag-off include, the Emir of Fika who was represented by the Chokoli of Fika, Mohammed Abubakar, the representatives of Yobe State Emergency Management Agency and representatives of the Chairman of Nangere and Potiskum local government areas.