19/08/2026
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐: ๐ช๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐
From 11โ13 August 2026, the ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐ช๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ (๐พ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐๐) in partnership with Oxfam in Nigeria, under the Support to Improving Social Cohesion through Community Development Planning (CDP) Project with support from ๐๐๐ญ with funding support from the ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ (๐๐ ๐ญ) and co-funding from the ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, facilitated a three-day practical Skills Refresher and Skills Acquisition Training for Ward Development Support Committees (WDSCs) in Kwaya Kusar LGA, Borno State.
The training is part of the project commitment towards continues capacity strengthening for local stakeholders, the training brought together 50 WDSC members drawn from all 10 wards of Kwaya Kusar LGA, equipping participants with practical, market-oriented skills identified through the project's needs assessment and validation process.
Participants received hands-on training across three key livelihood areas:
๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ & ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐น๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
๐งผ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฝ, ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ & ๐๐ผ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฎ๐ด & ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
Beyond technical skills, the training emphasized entrepreneurship, business opportunity identification, product development, value addition, branding, packaging, marketing, basic financial literacy, and linkages with private sector and local markets.
The training adopted a highly practical and participatory approach, including demonstrations, hands-on exercises, peer learning, group work, experience sharing, and action planning. This approach is designed not only to equip WDSC members with useful livelihood skills, but also to enable them to cascade the knowledge and skills to other members within their respective wards.
The initiative forms part of broader efforts to strengthen WDSCs as agents of community development, capable of identifying local economic opportunities, promoting sustainable livelihoods, engaging private sector actors, and supporting inclusive socio-economic development within their communities.
With the knowledge and practical skills gained, the 50 trained WDSC members are expected to serve as local champions and contribute to expanding livelihood opportunities across the ten wards of Kwaya Kusar LGA.
Skills for today. Opportunities for tomorrow. Stronger communities for the future.
in Nigeria #๐๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ
