The Make the Underprivileged Smile Again Foundation (MUPSA) has successfully empowered women and youth with vocational skills training and accompanying start-up capital to help them establish their small businesses.
The Executive Director of the Hope Builders Foundation, Rev. (Prof.) Mathias Yashim, who chaired the event, reinforced the program's value by underscoring the necessity of skill acquisition over formal degrees. "Education is good, but it is not enough. Certificates are good, but they are not enough. "Certificates don't give us food, but the skills give us food," Rev. (Prof.) Yashim asserted.
He explained that Hope Builders' mission is to "build people that will create work for themselves and also give employment to others," stressing that a verifiable skill provides an essential "voice" for global economic participation.
Also, in an interview Hon. Barr. Nay’marie Francisca Akande, MD/CEO of Kaduna Industrial and Finance Company Limited (KIFC), focused her remarks on the importance of character in entrepreneurship.
She urged the women and youth empowered to maintain strong values, advising them to "respect your parents at home and everyone around you. Be kind to one another and be honest," and to remain "contented" while concentrating on long-term business growth.
Speaking shortly after the event, MUPSA Executive Director Emma Isaac described the outcome as a success. "I am delighted to see that the testimonies are indicative of our objectives' realization," Isaac stated, highlighting the foundation's focus on growing its impact through practical skill development and family support.
The Executive Director of the Hope Builders Foundation, Rev. (Prof.) Mathias Yashim, who chaired the event, reinforced the program's value by underscoring the necessity of skill acquisition over formal degrees. "Education is good, but it is not enough. Certificates are good, but they are not enough. "Certificates don't give us food, but the skills give us food," Rev. (Prof.) Yashim asserted.
He explained that Hope Builders' mission is to "build people that will create work for themselves and also give employment to others," stressing that a verifiable skill provides an essential "voice" for global economic participation.
Also, in an interview Hon. Barr. Nay’marie Francisca Akande, MD/CEO of Kaduna Industrial and Finance Company Limited (KIFC), focused her remarks on the importance of character in entrepreneurship.
She urged the women and youth empowered to maintain strong values, advising them to "respect your parents at home and everyone around you. Be kind to one another and be honest," and to remain "contented" while concentrating on long-term business growth.
Speaking shortly after the event, MUPSA Executive Director Emma Isaac described the outcome as a success. "I am delighted to see that the testimonies are indicative of our objectives' realization," Isaac stated, highlighting the foundation's focus on growing its impact through practical skill development and family support.
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