The Lagos State Government says it has graduated about 1,716 beneficiaries of the NG-CARES “from various communities, working with organisations like LAWMA, Public Works, Ministry of Transportation, LASPARK, Primary Health Care, and other intervention agencies.”
The NG-CARES programme is an initiative that seeks to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the livelihoods of poor individuals, farmers, vulnerable households, communities and owners of micro and small enterprises.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Sustainable Development Goals, Dr Oreoluwa Finnih, described the NG-CARES initiative as a support structure advancing social inclusion in Lagos State, a statement said on Tuesday.
Finnih, who stated this at the official presentation of certificates to outgoing beneficiaries of the NG-CARES (DLI 1.2) Labour Intensive Public Workfare at the Onigbongbo LCDA Secretariat, Ikeja, disclosed that one of the core priorities of the government in the attainment of SDGs was the creation of opportunities for citizens’ empowerment.
She noted that, as a state-level intervention programme designed to alleviate the local effects of the pandemic by safeguarding the livelihoods of both existing and newly vulnerable households, beneficiaries of the schemes were predominantly unemployed and unskilled youth and women from vulnerable households, between the ages of 18 and 45 years.
“This programme has achieved significant milestones, evident through the numerous success stories of our beneficiaries. We have graduated 1,716 beneficiaries from various communities, working with organisations like LAWMA, Public Works, Ministry of Transportation, LASPARK, Primary Health Care, and other intervention agencies,” she disclosed.
