Saudi Arabia to empower 970 IDPs, widows in Kwara, Abuja
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) has announced plans to empower 970 vulnerable Nigerians. The programme will capture internally displaced persons (IDPs) and widows among other vulnerable groups in Kwara State and the Federal Capital Territory. The intervention will be implemented in partnership with Abibakr As Sidiq […]
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) has announced plans to empower 970 vulnerable Nigerians.
The programme will capture internally displaced persons (IDPs) and widows among other vulnerable groups in Kwara State and the Federal Capital Territory.
The intervention will be implemented in partnership with Abibakr As Sidiq Philanthropic Home under the Transformative Skills and Livelihood Empowerment Programme for Less Privileged Nigerians.
The President of the organisation, Mallam Abdulrazzaq Ibrahim Salman, disclosed this in Ilọrin, the state capital.
He said the programme will also target unemployed youth, refugees, and individuals living below the poverty line in selected communities across Abuja and Kwara State.
According to him, beneficiaries will receive hands-on training in vocational and income generating skills such as tailoring and garment production, catering and food processing, ICT and digital literacy, photography, and other relevant trades.
He added that participants would be supported with starter kits and tools after completing the training to enable them to immediately begin income generating activities.
Mallam Abdulrazzaq said the initiative is designed to promote long term economic independence rather than short term relief.
“By providing practical skills and business support, the programme aims to restore dignity, strengthen resilience, and reduce economic vulnerability among displaced and disadvantaged populations,” he said.
He noted that the project would be executed in collaboration with relevant federal and Kwara State authorities to ensure transparency and fairness in the selection and verification of beneficiaries.
Implementation is expected to begin after the completion of the nomination process, with monitoring mechanisms in place to ensure sustainability.
Daily Trust reports that last year, the Kingdom through KSrelief at an event in Ilọrin said it expended $47 million humanitarian aid to support 98 different projects across the country.
During the programme, 10 tons of food items, 1000 textbooks and 5,000 exercise books were distributed to the needy in Kwara state.
Items distributed include 175 bags of 50kg of rice, 150 bags of 50kg of beans: 125 bags (50kg) of cassava flour; 75 bags (30 litres) of vegetable oil: 200 packs of evaporated milk; 125 bags (30kg) of semolina and 545 (2kg each) of tomato paste among others.