In a significant initiative to mark Worldwide Ladies’s Day 2024, STL Trustees and STL Asset Administration have joined forces with the Lagos State Ministry of Ladies Affairs and Poverty Alleviation to empower girls through talent acquisition.
This system, held in Surulere, witnessed the participation of 125 girls keen to boost their expertise and contribute to financial prosperity.
This system encompassed various coaching classes, spanning cosmetology, make-up, Gele tying, images, arts and crafts, Adire making, and catering.
Funmi Ekundayo, managing director of STL Trustees Restricted, underscored that empowering girls within the nation to mitigate poverty is important. She identified that the supplied talents characterize quickly evolving alternatives with important potential for prime patronage.
Ekundayo inspired contributors to approach their studying endeavours with dedication, emphasising the significance of critically evaluating the talents acquired for optimum outcomes.
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Talking about the partnership with Lagos State, she mentioned: ” This year, to commemorate the Worldwide Ladies’s Day, STL Trustees determined to companion with the Lagos State Authorities, by way of the Lagos State Ministry of Ladies Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. “Once you look at what’s going on properly now within the nation, there are a variety of financial struggles throughout the board, and everyone seems to be affected regardless of the extent of your revenue; therefore, the necessity to capacitate individuals for added revenue capabilities regularly.
So, we looked around and thought of what would be an impactful undertaking that we could do to commemorate Worldwide Ladies’ Day. Going by the theme of this year’s Worldwide Ladies’ Day, ‘Inspiring Inclusion’, we determined to companion with the ministry.”
She added that her agency would proceed to work with the Ministry of Ladies’ Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.
“We’d proceed to partner with this ministry, and at each time limit, we might have at least 100 contributors at each level of this partnership with the Ministry of Ladies Affairs.”
She additionally added that her agency would think about sponsoring a couple of contributors who excel and require start-up help to help their enterprise ventures.
