Finpact Development Foundation (FINDEF), in partnership with UNICEF Nigeria, weekend, supported out-of-school adolescent girls in Rimi, Mani, and Katsina LGAs of Katsina state through the REACH project.
The FINDEF representative, Sadiya Badamasi, said the initiative has empowered 1,950 out-of-school adolescent girls by equipping them with practical skills, fostering financial independence, and providing a lifeline to survivors of gender-based violence.
She added that the REACH project has so far tackled the intersecting challenges of poverty, educational exclusion, and gender-based violence head-on through hands-on training in high-demand skills such as knitting, crochet, henna design, cap making, and throw pillow production.
She said FINDEF has also opened doors to economic self-reliance for the young girls apart from the 800 previously trained participants received refresher courses, sharpening their expertise and positioning them as peer mentors to inspire and guide newcomers.