By Emmanuel kehinde,Ilorin
Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Ilorin, Kwara state has trained a total of 300 youths in capacity-building for sustainable enterprise they can pursue for economic independence.
The five-day training programme, titled, ‘Capacity Building for Sustainable Enterprise of Youth and Women in Kwara State’, involved youth, drawn from local government areas of the state.
Sponsored by the Federal Government of Nigeria and facilitated by a member of the House of Representatives, representing Ekiti/Irepodun/Isin/Oke-Ero federal constituency, Rt. Hon. Tunji Olawuyi Ajuloopin, the programme was structured to combat unemployment, foster value addition, and enhance economic status and self-reliance of youth and women in Kwara state.
Speaking during the programme, the executive director of the Institute, Dr. Olufemi Oladunni, said the aim of the programme was deemed achievable by equipping the participants with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to establish and successfully manage sustainable enterprises that contribute to their income increase, self-reliance, economic growth and job creation.
Dr. Oladunni, who said that the participants were empowered with required items to excel in their chosen enterprises, added that they also received grants after the training programme.
Organized by the Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI) in collaboration with ARCAD PROJECTS LIMTTED, the training programme was held between December 18- to 22, 2023
While responding on behalf of his colleagues, the class governor of the participants, Sunday Olamilekan, appreciated the organizers, saying that the participants would make use of the opportunity to improve themselves.
