Lagos, 30 June, 2021 / 10:18 am (ACI Africa).
Members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) serving in Nigeria are empowering young girls in the West African nation with skills in tailoring and starter kits, officials of the Religious Order have reported.
In a June 29 report, SDB officials say they “were able to train 15 girls in tailoring and give them self-employment starter kits thanks in part to funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco.”
“The Post-COVID Relief through the Provision of Skills in Tailoring for Young Girls in Lagos and Ijebu-Ode project ran from November 2020 to April 2021. A new second phase of the project will run until July 2021,” SDB leadership say in the report published by Mission Newswire, the information service of the Salesians.
SDB members in Nigeria speak about the beneficiaries saying, “Ten of the girls were from Lagos and five were from Ijebu Ode. While initially only 10 girls were to be trained, the interest in the project was so high that it was expanded to 15.”
“The project also employed 10 trainers who showed proficiency, experience and passion for the field,” Salesians in Nigeria say in the report.
