Corps Member Empowers Widows with Sewing Machine, Donate Library to School in Yobe State
Chidimma Atuchukwu Obiageliaku A corps member serving at Al-Furqan Learners' Academy, Potiskum, Yobe State, has trained and empowered twenty widows on Fashion design and Tailoring skills in an effort to eliminate poverty and unemployment amongst women in the society. The Corps member Chidimma Atuchukwu Obiageliaku who hails from Anambra state said the gesture was born out of her passion and desires to assist the vulnerable and less privileged in the society. The Commissioning and Presentation Ceremony which held on Thursday, 30 June, 2022 at the school premises, witnessed the presentation of Certificates, Wrappers, Sewing materials and Seven brand new Sewing Machines to the trainee widows. This came after a 6 six weeks intensive training on dress making and other entrepreneurial skills. Other projects initiated by the Corps member included the renovation and stocking of a 40 sitters school library in order to boost the learning capacity of students. She said that, "wheneve