…. Receives award for Humanitarian Support
ZAINAB JUNAID
As a way of promoting gender equity and women empowerment, Skyway Aviation Handling Company PLC(SAHCO) has shown support by partnering with the Africa Agility FOUNDATION, AAF, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating, training and mentoring young Girls in Information Technology.
The Aviation Handling Company made available its World class Ultra-Modern Training facility located in Lagos for training and mentoring of the girls in Information Technology for three weeks at zero cost to the foundation.
The training which was scheduled to lapse for three weeks was tagged “GIRLS in TECH” and aimed at empowering the talent economy of Africa, reducing poverty rate and promoting gender equality by proffering digital solutions to certain problems in Africa.
Speaking atthe grand finale of the program, Founder/CEO of Africa Agility Foundation, Aanu Gopald reiterated the mission of the foundation as to transform lives of a girl at a time through tech education and noted that the foundation aimed at empowering 500,000 girls by year 2030.
She further awarded SAHCO for its humanitarian support stating that the award is in recognition of SAHCO unwavering support and partnership for Girls in I.T program at Africa Agility Foundation, “There is no better organisation that deserves the award than SAHCO because of its steady support for Girl’s Child Education in Nigeria,” She said.
While responding to the award, the Managing Director/CEO, Basil Agboarumi said he was elated for the award given and further thanked the organizer of the program for finding SAHCO worthy of the award, adding that he will continue to do his best to support Girl’s Child Education in Nigeria.
Basil affirmed that promoting girls’ education and rights through advocacy, capacity building and awareness creation is a beautiful way to empower women in Nigeria and all over the world.
He thus promised the foundation that SAHCO would continue to support Africa Agility to enable all girls in Nigeria to be technically enabled to impact positivity on the Nigeria economy at large.
