Rep Tunji Olawuyi, member representing Ekiti, Isin, Irepodun and Oke-Ero Federal Constituency of Kwara, has concluded arrangements to stage the 2nd edition of his digital empowerment programme, tagged “Ajuloopin Digital Empowerment Program (ADEP 2021)”
The Lawmaker announced this in a statement on Monday in Omu-Aran, headquarters of Irepodun local government area of Kwara.
Tagged, the Mega Star Edition, the 2021 edition will have 350 people trained from across the seven local government areas in Kwara South Senatorial District where 50 of them would be picked and given a start-up capital of N100,000 each.
“We are glad to announce the unveiling of Ajuloopin Digital Empowerment Program ADEP 2021.
“The ADEP series commenced in the year 2020 as novel digital empowerment project conceptualized as a veritable tool for human capacity building for self development and ultimately self reliance through impactful digital skills acquisition by the teeming youth of kwara south.
“ADEP 2020 was a highly successful pilot edition as evident in the unimaginable level of interests, participations, commendations from every quarters and most importantly the positive transformation it has brought about in the life of the participants.
“At the end of the training, ADEP 2020 participants were given Laptops and Tablets, which ensured easy adoption, implementation and utilization of these skills for gainful entrepreneurship” the statement said.
Olawuyi explained that ADEP 2021 edition promises to be better and bigger as the coverage of this edition is the entire seven (7) Local Governments in Kwara South.
According to him, ADEP 2021 is set to train 350 youth from the Kwara South senatorial District, App Designing, Web Designing, Graphics Designing, Digital/SM Marketing, Business Branding, Mini Importation and Customer Relations and Management (CRM).
The statement explained that there will be 3 weeks of intensive training and 1 week practical physical class. The training will emphasize effective skill acquisition.
The Lawmaker posited that has it is in the first edition, all successful participants will be given Free laptops and Tablets.
Olawuyi said they will also be issued certificate of participation and they will be eligible for free CAC registration, consequent upon impressive after-training progress report.
The statement said there will be evaluation of competency at the end of the program and the best performing 50 participants shall emerge as the 50 Mega Stars of ADEP 2021.
“ADEP team will ensure sustained after-training engagements and mentorship of the participants to encourage productive utilization of acquired skills in their journey to entrepreneurship and self reliance.
“ADEP 2021 is poised to be the greatest convergence of opportunities in our recent history in kwara south” Olawuyi said.
He said the link for registration, and any other updates on ADEP 2021 will be communicated in due course via his social media platforms.
