Tansian University awards scholarships to 5,000 vulnerable young men and women

Abuja, 4 January 2022 (NAN) — Tansian University, Umunya, Anambra State, in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Educational Practitioners UK (CIEPUK), has awarded full scholarships to 5,000 vulnerable young men and women, including former commercial sex workers, drawn from the 36 states of the federation and the FCT.

Amb. Prof. Marcel Ezenwoye, National President of CIEPUK, said beneficiaries — profiled and sent by their state governments — would undergo three months of intensive training in crafts and skills, and then be equipped with relevant resources.

Training includes shoe making, soap and cream making, script writing, video editing, agribusiness and farm management, acting, online and social media studies, cinematography, furniture making, electrical work, cottage industry, tie & dye, laundry, spice production, barbing and event management.

Tansian University, with its technical partner CIEPUK, provides free tuition, hostel accommodation, medical cover, insurance and security, while state governments provide feeding for the three-month programme.