Participants in the first phase of Glo Skillbridge programme, a skills acquisition initiative of Glo Foundation for Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) street sweepers, rounded off their training in Lagos last week.
The programme, which was instituted by Glo Foundation to equip the participants with soft skills such as fashion design, bead making, baking and digital skills training, started last month.
About 150 LAWMA street sweepers were selected to undergo the training at partner training centres across Lagos. Glo Foundation, in a statement issued in Lagos, lauded the progress of the trainees in the various areas, and said the Foundation “is happy to equip them with knowledge that will enable them to broaden their horizon and create other streams of income for themselves”.
Mr. Ogunmade Johnpaul Tobi, who is a coordinator for the fashion design trainees at YetrosLane Training Academy, Atunrase Estate, Gbagada, Lagos, noted, “the participants are amazing, they are all putting their best foot forward and they are willing to learn."
Buzzing with excitement, one of the participants, Damilola Ilemobayo, said she felt “blessed to be part of the training", adding that "my skill as a fashion designer has improved, especially when it comes to beading fabrics and I can't wait to show the world all that I have learnt. May God continue to bless Globacom".
According to Omotola Akinsanya, the coordinator for the baking training holding at the Bakery Initiatives, Yaba, Lagos, the participants have responded enthusiastically to the programme. “Despite varying levels of literacy, they have shown a strong passion for the training and a deep eagerness to learn,” he stated. For Obadina Omowumi, one of the participants in the baking training, the experience has been nothing short of transformative: “It’s been lovely. I really like the impact it has had on my life, both practically and theoretically.” She highlighted how the training covered essential topics such as material costing, measurements, and financial management. “I have been praying to God to keep expanding Globacom. I’m really glad about the training and so appreciative to Globacom for this opportunity.”
One of the coordinators of the Digital Skill training at ALX, Oluwatosin Abiodun-Lisk, disclosed that handling the trainees "has been so wonderful for me and it is so humbling to see the students move from zero to 100, learning really fast".
Endurance Francis, one of the participants from LAWMA, affirmed that, "it has been a life-changing experience for me and I know that the knowledge from here will take me to places. May God bless Glo for this opportunity".
One of the most interesting stories from the digital skills training is that of Mrs Suliat Ojulari, who has never used a computer before. Today, she can navigate her way on a system and use several applications dexterously. Said she: " I am very happy, at first I was discouraged because I had no idea about how to use a computer, but after watching a motivational video I made up my mind to learn and now I am very good at operating a laptop, all thanks to Glo and the coordinators, they made it easy for me."
The graduation ceremony for this first batch of trainees will be hosted during the week by Glo Foundation.
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