Ahead of the 2024 International Women’s Day 2024, STL Trustees and STL Asset Management have joined forces with the Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation to empower women through skill acquisition.
A statement from the firm said that the skill acquisition programme, held in Surulere, witnessed the participation of 125 women.
The IWD 2024 celebration scheduled to be held on March 8 is themed #InspireInclusion
The program encompassed diverse training sessions, spanning cosmetology, makeup, Gele tying, photography, arts and crafts, Adire making, and catering.
The Managing Director of STL Trustees Limited, Funmi Ekundayo, noted it was essential to empower women in the nation as a means to mitigate poverty. She pointed out that the skills being offered represent rapidly evolving opportunities with significant potential for high patronage.
Speaking on the partnership with Lagos State, she said, “This year to commemorate International Women’s Day, STL Trustees decided to partner with the Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. When you look at what is going on right now in the nation there are a lot of economic struggles across the board and everyone is affected no matter the level of your income, hence the need to continually capacitate people for additional income capabilities.
“So, we looked around and thought about what will be a very impactful project that we can support to commemorate International Women’s Day going by the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day, which is, ‘Inspiring Inclusion’, we decided to partner with the ministry.”
