The Engraced Ones Prayer Support and Advocacy Initiative, an NGO, on Saturday unveiled its school of grace vocational centre to encourage children with special needs.
The NGO Convener, Mrs Biboara Yinkere, said that unveiling the centre in Abuja was also to commemorate the 2022 Children’s Day celebration and imbibe vocational activities in them.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the categories of children which this scope covers are children with autism, Down syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, visual impairment and hearing disabilities.
According to Yinkere, some of the children are coping with their academic work, while some are struggling with it, but in all, it is to prepare them for the future.
“You know that getting education and employment is a challenge in Nigeria; so, because of that we thought establishing the vocational centre will prepare them for the future.
“They will be independent with this instead of searching for a regular job. Nobody is going to say you have this you have that. We are not going to employ you, they can actually do things on their own with this.
“When you see them and you see what they can do, you don’t have any reason not to patronise them and that is why we are putting up this vocational centre.
“Apart from all these, it is also to create additional needs for the children; most of them are good, and this is to add to their hand and eye learning. Every child has a different method of learning, this is to encourage them practically,’’ Yinkere stressed.
She called on the government to work toward having vocational centres in every school to encourage children to learn practical aspect of theory.
The Chairman of the occasion, Mr Sunday Udo, in his remarks, commended the convener of the group for the good work she had been doing for children with special needs.
Udo, the National Director, Leprosy Mission Nigeria, said that the mission operated a grant for children with disabilities and that the NGO would be considered in its activities.
He urged the convener to continue with the good work of having passion for children with special needs.
Also, Mr Chris Agbo, the Executive Director, Qualitative Magazine, called on Nigerians to start encouraging people with special needs and other disabilities in order to have a productive society.
He noted that when people continued to look down on those with disabilities, it would discourage them from contributing to development of the society.
However, a group member, Stella Creppy, said that the centre would help the children discover their talents and also commended the convener.
Creppy, also member of the planning committee for the programme said that the theme.“Engrace for Exploit’’ was carved out of the passion to continue to pray for the children and to teach them how to help themselves.
She said that it was to sensitise people within the FCT on the special needs of the children and how to include them in the society.
She gave the assurance that the school of grace would work toward making the children discover their talents and teach them how to make money.
NAN reports that equipment in the vocational centre are tailoring machine, shoe making apparatus, drum set, photocopy machine, bead making equipment, camera, and catering instrument. (
(NAN)
NGO unveils vocational centre to encourage children with special needs-
NNN.NG: The Engraced Ones Prayer Support and Advocacy Initiative, an NGO, on Saturday unveiled its school of grace vocational centre to encourage children with special needs.
The NGO Convener, Mrs Biboara Yinkere, said that unveiling the centre in Abuja was also to commemorate the 2022 Children’s Day celebration and imbibe vocational activities in them.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the categories of children which this scope covers are children with autism, Down syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, visual impairment and hearing disabilities.
According to Yinkere, some of the children are coping with their academic work, while some are struggling with it, but in all, it is to prepare them for the future.
“You know that getting education and employment is a challenge in Nigeria; so, because of that we thought establishing the vocational centre will prepare them for the future.
“They will be independent with this instead of searching for a regular job. Nobody is going to say you have this you have that. We are not going to employ you, they can actually do things on their own with this.
“When you see them and you see what they can do, you don’t have any reason not to patronise them and that is why we are putting up this vocational centre.
“Apart from all these, it is also to create additional needs for the children; most of them are good, and this is to add to their hand and eye learning. Every child has a different method of learning, this is to encourage them practically,’’ Yinkere stressed.
She called on the government to work toward having vocational centres in every school to encourage children to learn practical aspect of theory.
The Chairman of the occasion, Mr Sunday Udo, in his remarks, commended the convener of the group for the good work she had been doing for children with special needs.
Udo, the National Director, Leprosy Mission Nigeria, said that the mission operated a grant for children with disabilities and that the NGO would be considered in its activities.
He urged the convener to continue with the good work of having passion for children with special needs.
Also, Mr Chris Agbo, the Executive Director, Qualitative Magazine, called on Nigerians to start encouraging people with special needs and other disabilities in order to have a productive society.
He noted that when people continued to look down on those with disabilities, it would discourage them from contributing to development of the society.
However, a group member, Stella Creppy, said that the centre would help the children discover their talents and also commended the convener.
Creppy, also member of the planning committee for the programme said that the theme.“Engrace for Exploit’’ was carved out of the passion to continue to pray for the children and to teach them how to help themselves.
She said that it was to sensitise people within the FCT on the special needs of the children and how to include them in the society.
She gave the assurance that the school of grace would work toward making the children discover their talents and teach them how to make money.
NAN reports that equipment in the vocational centre are tailoring machine, shoe making apparatus, drum set, photocopy machine, bead making equipment, camera, and catering instrument. (
(NAN)