Saving Hand Development Initiative (SHADE-IN) has been engaging her pilot community (Aba Ebira) on skills acquisition programmes as part of her activities through her volunteers. The following are excerpts of some of these skills acquisition programmes:
Chin-Chin
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unity volunteers of Saving Hand Development Initiative (SHADE-IN), taught the people of Aba-Ebira community how to make chin-chin. The training was spearheaded by the immediate past secretary of SHADE-IN community volunteers, Olamide Afolayan, who anchored the baking session. She started by listing all the ingredients to be used in making the chin-chin. She then explained the entire process of making the snack, stating the quantity of each ingredient needed in the process.
While the training went on Daniel Pregbaha, the field coordinator asked the villagers if any of them had any experience in making chin-chin. Two of the participants, Happy Stephen and Ezekiel Sheidu said they had a little idea on how to make the snack. Another participant, Kehinde Sheidu, said he had an idea on how to make eggrolls.
Olamide mixed the ingredients in the right quantity, kneaded the dough and put it on the cutting board. She then rolled the dough on the board and allowed the villagers cut the dough. The villagers were also allowed to knead the dough.
The children's coordinator, Ms. Abigail Bakare asked the villagers if the making of chin-chin was something they would like to venture into afterwards and they replied in the affirmative. Olamide then explained to them that the business of making chin-chin was not something to be done for a little while and then abandoned. She later asked them what other snack they would like to learn, and most of them mentioned eggroll. Once the cut dough was fried and the chin-chin ready, it was shared among the villagers present. The session ended with closing prayers.
Bead making
A community field worker of SHADE-IN, Miss Aniedi Nwa offered to teach young women in the community skills like bead making, shoe making and beaded earring making, for free. She started the skills acquisition program on the 17th of June, 2017 till December, 2017, when she passed out of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Surprisingly, the women of the community and women outside of the community took great interest in the bead making. During one of her classes, she encouraged the young women to see the bead making as an opportunity to empower themselves and to free themselves from over dependence on others.
She took these classes every Saturday. During the week, if any of the women needed clarification on how to make the aforementioned items, they usually contacted her. She always made herself available to help empower these women.
The skills acquisition programme has helped some women in the community to learn a new money earning skill and to work as a team.
Soap making
Also, there was a training on soap and shampoo making anchored by Dennis Okoh (a SHADE-IN Community Volunteer) in September, 2017. The training was aimed at teaching the people how to provide for their basic needs and ensuring the community members acquire a skill. This way, the community members were not just given fish, they were also taught how to fish.
Computer training
SHADE-IN also taught interested members of the community, how to use the computer from July to September, 2017. The children, teenagers and youths availed themselves the opportunity to learn how to type through the Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Application.
The computer training programme has triggered interest in the young ones on the use of computer.
Zobo drink
On 12th April, 2014, Saving Hand Development Initiative (SHADE-IN) organised a skills acquisition programme that lasted for one hour, fifteen minutes. The programme featured theory and practical on how to make zobo drink. The training was spearheaded by Ezerioha Chiamaka. The different ingredients were made available to them while a few other materials such as pots, fire wood and clean water was provided by the community.
The people were taught the step-by-step process of the production of zobo drink. The instructor ensured that the people partook in the entire process.
Finally the drink was ready, and a large quantity was served to the community participants, while the remaining (less than 2 litres) by the SHADE-IN community volunteers. Photographs were taken, and a closing prayer was said by the coordinator of the SHADE-IN community team, Inomida Ukarajit.
Some members of the community, especially women and girls are utilising some of these skills like the bead making to generate extra income for themselves. Skills acquisition for community development is one of SHADE-IN's neighborhood transformation approaches for community development.
Chin-Chin
unity volunteers of Saving Hand Development Initiative (SHADE-IN), taught the people of Aba-Ebira community how to make chin-chin. The training was spearheaded by the immediate past secretary of SHADE-IN community volunteers, Olamide Afolayan, who anchored the baking session. She started by listing all the ingredients to be used in making the chin-chin. She then explained the entire process of making the snack, stating the quantity of each ingredient needed in the process.
While the training went on Daniel Pregbaha, the field coordinator asked the villagers if any of them had any experience in making chin-chin. Two of the participants, Happy Stephen and Ezekiel Sheidu said they had a little idea on how to make the snack. Another participant, Kehinde Sheidu, said he had an idea on how to make eggrolls.
The children's coordinator, Ms. Abigail Bakare asked the villagers if the making of chin-chin was something they would like to venture into afterwards and they replied in the affirmative. Olamide then explained to them that the business of making chin-chin was not something to be done for a little while and then abandoned. She later asked them what other snack they would like to learn, and most of them mentioned eggroll. Once the cut dough was fried and the chin-chin ready, it was shared among the villagers present. The session ended with closing prayers.
Bead making
She took these classes every Saturday. During the week, if any of the women needed clarification on how to make the aforementioned items, they usually contacted her. She always made herself available to help empower these women.
The skills acquisition programme has helped some women in the community to learn a new money earning skill and to work as a team.
Soap making
Also, there was a training on soap and shampoo making anchored by Dennis Okoh (a SHADE-IN Community Volunteer) in September, 2017. The training was aimed at teaching the people how to provide for their basic needs and ensuring the community members acquire a skill. This way, the community members were not just given fish, they were also taught how to fish.Computer training
The computer training programme has triggered interest in the young ones on the use of computer.
Zobo drink
On 12th April, 2014, Saving Hand Development Initiative (SHADE-IN) organised a skills acquisition programme that lasted for one hour, fifteen minutes. The programme featured theory and practical on how to make zobo drink. The training was spearheaded by Ezerioha Chiamaka. The different ingredients were made available to them while a few other materials such as pots, fire wood and clean water was provided by the community.
The people were taught the step-by-step process of the production of zobo drink. The instructor ensured that the people partook in the entire process.
Finally the drink was ready, and a large quantity was served to the community participants, while the remaining (less than 2 litres) by the SHADE-IN community volunteers. Photographs were taken, and a closing prayer was said by the coordinator of the SHADE-IN community team, Inomida Ukarajit.
Some members of the community, especially women and girls are utilising some of these skills like the bead making to generate extra income for themselves. Skills acquisition for community development is one of SHADE-IN's neighborhood transformation approaches for community development.
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