Head, Street Sanitation Service, LAWMA, Mrs Hauwa Momoh-Ajibola (3rd left); Globacom’s Head of CSR, Mrs Jumobi Mofe-Damijo (4th left); Head of Operations, LAWMA, Mr Toye Lawal; Director, Customer Care, Globacom Catherine Bomett (4th right); Head Customer Care & Corporate Engagement, LAWMA, Mrs Aramide Olaniyan (3rd right) and some of the graduates of the Glo Skillbridge training programme.
Globacom’s social responsibility arm, Glo Foundation, on Thursday in Lagos held a graduation ceremony for the first set of participants in its Skillbridge training programme.
The Glo Skillbridge programme is Glo Foundation’s skill acquisition initiative to empower Nigerians with creative-technical skills to enable them to broaden their horizon and create other streams of income for themselves.
For the graduation cohort, drawn from the crop of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) street sweepers across the state, their lives will never remain the same as they have been given the opportunity to partake in life-transforming trainings bankrolled by Glo Foundation.
Welcoming guests and the beneficiaries of the training, Jumobi Mofe-Damijo, Head of CSR at Globacom, observed that the hard work and dedication of the participants to training had been truly inspiring. “They have provided a strong feedback to us that investing in our community, and creating opportunities for the staff of LAWMA is a great way to give back to society.”
She observed that “completing this creative-technical skills training programme is a significant milestone,” and expressed the commendation of Globacom to each of the trainees for their dedication and hard work all through the training period.
“We know that this training has given you the tools and knowledge to succeed, and we are excitedly looking forward to seeing what you accomplish beyond today in order to open more opportunities for yourselves to have more sources of income to cater for yourselves and your loved ones”, she added.
The Managing Director of LAWMA, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, who was represented by the agency’s Executive Director, Finance, Mr Kunle Adebiyi, described the project by Globacom to train staff of the agency as commendable and an excellent way of helping the beneficiaries to open up new sources of income.
The beneficiaries showcased the skills that they learnt from the training in the various areas, including digital skills, baking and fashion. One of those who trained in digital skills made a presentations on using Canva, while another presented on AI.
Some of the participants were recognized and honoured for their outstanding performance during the training. Mrs Obadina Omowunmi Sarah was recognized for being outstanding in Baking. She disclosed that she had been longing for a chance to earn extra income and commended Globacom for providing the opportunity.
Damilola Olowolafe was recognized for being outstanding in Fashion, while Endurance Francis allowed her daughter, Udoh Blessing, to take her slot. Blessing, who had always wished for an opportunity for digital skills training, was overjoyed when she got the slot for her mother. “What I have learnt, if I don’t make use of it, even God will be angry with me”, she said.
