Twenty five youths from across Nenwe villages are currently being trained free of charge in different skills including carpentry and joinery, tiling, cosmetic making, GSM repairs, Motorcycle repairs, house wiring, etc. After a careful study by a committee set up for that reason, NIF chose the skills that would address the immediate needs of the community. The scheme aims at providing resource persons for our own use in our own community. It will also empower our own people to be useful and fend for themselves and their families while providing steady pool for people who may need their services.
Nenwe Integrity Foundation employed the services of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) which sent it it's staff to select and prune down the number of participants for this first batch of trainees. NDE is also providing trainers, some of whom were sourced locally. 
We are happy that over 72 Nenwe youths indicated interest in the training following the announcements in churches and use of Town criers across the villages. However, due to funding and logistics, we can only accommodate 25 members at the first instance. The twenty five were carefully selected following agreed criteria. In NIF, we have no nepotism. We believe in merit based on open selection criteria. The training involves theories and practicals. After the training, we also plan to help the successful graduates to get job placements with older men and women for more on the job skills acquisition. Where possible, the graduands will be encouraged to start small scale businesses or to go out and work for people in the various skills they have learned. This training is costing NIF close to N2.5 million for the this batch. This money takes care of honorarium for the trainers, cost of procuring training aids and materials, transportation for NDE staff etc.
Appeals: NIF appeals that after their training, we should start engaging our own youths to work for us rather than hire artisans from neighbouring towns. We also appeal to those of us who can afford it, to please assist these brothers and sisters to start their own businesses so that they can hire and teach others for multiplying effects. Recall that NIF has bought a sewing machine for one lady who has since started her own business. This way, we help to reduce indolence, tendency for criminality and crimes among youths in our families and in Nenwe. We have also set up a committee that will monitor the graduates after the training for follow ups.
I want to thank all those who donated to this cause. I thank members of NIF for their personal sacrifices towards this initiative. We are still open for financial assistance. Should you so desire to help in any way, please contact the leadership of NIF privately. All donations will be acknowledged and announced except where donors choose to be anonymous. You can donate for training on a particular skill acquisition. We respect donors intentions. More importantly, I pledge that every donation will be used judiciously and with utmost integrity . That is our watchword. Together we can move Nenwe forward. God bless you. God bless Nenwe. (pictures of the training sessions from Nenwe accompany this write up). Chief (Dr) Cyril Oleh)
President General, NIF
