ARC-P: FG commences training of facilitators in Sokoto

The Federal Government, in collaboration with Sokoto State government, has commenced training of facilitators for At-Risk Children Project (ARC-P) in the state.

Speaking to newsmen on Friday in Sokoto, Dr Adebayo Dotum, the ARC-P Special Assistant to the President, said the project was designed to support vulnerable children to become self-reliant.

“As we are all aware, the challenge of out-of -school children has continued to expose our future generation to serious dangers.

“This motivated the government to initiate more projects to continue to engage the children into various skills that will give them a better future.

“So, we have commenced the training of ARC-P field facilitators for the 23 Local Government Areas, who would become the foot soldiers to support children that are at risk in their communities,” he said.

Dotum added that the facilitators would be trained on Information Communication Technology (ICT) , Agriculture, Entrepreneurial , Financial literacy, Digital and mental skills, Child right and Mentorship.

Also speaking, Prof. Yakubu Gobir, Secretary ARC-P Sokoto, said the facilitators underwent a test in which 1150 applicants scaled through for the training out of 1,300 applicants.

He said that after the training which involved 50 facilitators from each LGA, those trained will go back to their council wards to cascade the training to the children at risk.