FG committed to improve wellbeing of out-of-school children -Uwais

Gbolahan Salman Sokoto

Hajia Maryam Uwais, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Interventions says Federal Government is committed to improve wellbeing of out-of-school children through various interventions.

Uwais stated this on Monday in Sokoto at inaugurating of 1,050 facilitors training under At-Risk Children Project (ARC-P) in Sokoto state.

She said, *President Muhammadu Buhari is deeply concern with conditions on streets children and determine to uplift their wellbeing.

” President ensured timely approval and support of all policies relating to ensuring that children live in normal lives as they are the future of the nation, ” Uwais said.

Uwais said the project was designed to support vulnerable children to become self-reliant.

“As we are all aware, the challenge of out-of -school children has continued to expose our future generation to serious dangers.

“This motivated the government to initiate more projects to continue to engage the children into various skills that will give them a better future.

“So, we have commenced the training of ARC-P field facilitators for the 23 Local Government Areas, who would become the foot soldiers to support children that are at risk in their communities,” She said.

The Adviser added that the facilitators are being train on Information Communication Technology (ICT) , Agriculture, Entrepreneurial , Financial literacy, Digital and mental skills, Child right and Mentorship.

She urged them to be transparent in thier dealings, ensure living up to the expectations in project by ensuring giving time reports, relevant data and liase with Tutors on step down training programmes.

Also speaking, Prof. Yakubu Gobir, Secretary ARC-P in Sokoto, said the facilitators underwent a test in which 1,050 applicants scaled through and they expected to enroll 50,250 out-of-school children across the state.

He said that after the training involved 50 facilitators from each LGA, those trained will go back to their council wards to cascade the training to the children at risk.

Hajia A’Isha Dantsoho, the Permanent Secretary, Sokoto state Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, described the programme as landmark improving children wellbeing as relevant laws were enacted to project children in the state.

Dantsoho said Federal Government in collaboration with Sokoto State government implement At-Risk Children Project (ARC-P) in the state. the programme and commended facilitators and management team for orderly manner of the ongoing training.

Recalled that Permanent Secretary in Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Arzika Bodinga said N500 million had already be approved by Gov. Aminu Tambuwal for take off of the

ARC-P project in Sokoto state.