ADAMAWA STATE GOVERNMENT TO PARTNER WITH NORTH EAST HUMANITARIAN HUB ON WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

The newly appointed Director General (Media and Communications) to Governor Ahmed Umar Fintiri, Mr. Solomon Kumangar, has commended the Management Team of The North East Humanitarian Innovation Hub, Yola for their ingenious deployment of Innovation and Information Technology in tackling the humanitarian and development challenges caused by conflict and disasters in the region in Nigeria.

The DG made the statement when he paid a courtesy visit to the Hub On Sunday 19^th July 2019.

Mr. Solomon Kumangar noted that he looks forward to a collaboration between Adamawa State Government and the Hub to deliver on the Governor's promise towards youth and women empowerment within the state.

The DG said he was impressed with the success stories emanating from the hub, particularly from the 3D Printing Lab where Prosthetic limbs were provided to a Police officer within Adamawa State and a young vigilante officer who had fallen victim to bandits last December amongst 3 other beneficiaries in Kano, Borno, and Gombe states.

The founder of the Hub, Ahmad Modibbo, who was ably represented by the Centre Manager, Queen Ene Dalughut in his response expressed the readiness to work with the state in future endeavours and also outlined its past achievements as well as upcoming programmes including the fitting of more 3D Prosthetic Limbs to several beneficiaries, Women’s coding and entrepreneurship programme which will be hosting a 100 young women in partnership with IT Giants CISCO and Google. Other projects include the creation of bio-gas digester plant located at Malkohi IDP Resettlement plant which utilizes liquid and solid waste to produce bio-gas to serve rural communities while promoting environmental and sanitary health practices amongst others.

The North-East Humanitarian Innovation Hub was launched on June 5, 2018, by His Excellency, The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo.

The Hub provides co-working spaces, training rooms and recreational facilities for

start-ups, aid-workers, social innovators and entrepreneurs with adequate security, a serene environment, and eco-friendly innovation-driven atmosphere.