The Ameera, Al-Ansar (The Helpers),Hajiya Amina Abubakar Abdullahi has solicited for the collaboration of FCT -Social Development Secretariat towards making Al-Ansar Skills Centre run it activities smoothly in all ramifications and also for purchasing 7 additional Sewing Machines for the outstanding Graduating Students as the part of Mandate Secretary assistance towards Women Empowerment.
Ameera made this appeal in her welcome address at the first graduation ceremony of Al-Ansar Skills Acquisition Centre,held Saturday 10th December, 2022 at Al-ansar Children’s Home, Kuje Abuja.
She said the centre has trained and empowered 150 Widows in various Skills and Trade over the years in collaboration with Abuja Enterprise Agency (AEA) and today the centre was graduating 19 Students and Empowering 12 Women among them are Orphans, a Widow and Needy Women who started Training on Sewing (Fashion Design) from October 2021 to November 2022 .
She added that the Skills Acquisition was made possible by the support of FCT-Community Social Development Project (FCT-CSDP) who constructed First 4 well equipped Class Rooms and equipped a Skills Acquisition Centre for the Organization.
“An Orphans Education Edifice (Al-Ansar Standard International Academy) is put in place to mitigate children Street Beging and out of School Children’s in Kuje Area Council in particular and Federal Capital Territory in general. Presently we have 74 Orphans in the Primary Session and 5 Orphans in the Secondary Session and also 4 External Orphans in University presently and 2 Internal Orphans in a Private Boarding School in Abuja benefittng from Scholarship Alhamdulillah. This modest efforts will bring hope and transforming the lives of our needy Orphans, Widows and Needy Women in our Society.
“Helpers Al-Ansar Water Factory is serving the Orphans water needs and the Community at large as water is essential to well-being. We want tose doing Water Sadaqa to always patronize us and the General Community as the profit will be utilize in taking care of the Children’s Home needs as we advance In Shaa-Allah.
“We appreciate those who donated Sewing Machines for the Empowerment of our Graduants and every one who have been contributing towards the success of Al-Ansar Home from time immemorial.
“Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was a Mechant, Prophet Daud was a blacksmith, Prophet Zakaria was a herder among other Prophet of Allah . No trade or Skills Acquisition is considered unlawful except those specifically spell-out by Islam as unlawful so therefore Al-Ansar encourage every Muslim to acquire a Skills to changing the narrative for better in our Society faced with numerous challenges.
” The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said ” I and the up-bringer (caretaker) of the Orphans (abide as neighbours) in Paradise like this raising by way of illustration his forefinger and middle finger jointly leaving no space between them ” (Saheeh Al-Bukhaari).
“May Allah grant us good health and wealth to carry out numerous good deeds now and always.
“Jazakumullahu Khayran” she prayed.
Al-Ansar (The Helpers) is a Faith-Based Organisation established in 2004 with the aim of assisting Orphans, Widows and the Less Privilege/Needy Women to ameliorate their sufferings.
Al-Ansar Children’s Home is built to shelter the teaming Orphans/Vulnerable Children in our Society and beyond . The building was funded by Staff of Central Bank of Nigeria through CBN Staff Alms Fund(C-SAF) and the Home is fully Operational since October 1st 2016.
