Lagos Waste Management
Authority (LAWMA) has been nominated as one of the four
African partners in the GreenVETAfrica project, according
to a release from the authority. GreenVETAfrica project is
an Erasmus+ project funded, by the European Commission, seeking
to integrate unemployed youth and vulnerable groups into the labour markets in Nigeria and Ghana,
by offering technical and entrepreneurial training on green waste management.
The Green Waste Management and Micro
Entrepreneurship Vocational Education Training project, aims
to contribute to the twin transitions (Green and Digital), in alignment with
the ambitious environmental
objectives of the European Green Deal and Europe – Africa strategic
partnership.
Commenting on the nomination, the Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, noted that it was delightful that LAWMA was a part of the project, as it aligned with the Authority’s mandate of providing an efficient and sustainable waste management system in Lagos State.
Odumboni said, “LAWMA is
committed to promoting a sustainable environment and a circular development
model that will transform a linear economy into a circular one. This project
aligns with the agency’s vision to promote sustainable development and create
job opportunities for the youth in Lagos, Nigeria. As a responsible waste
management authority, LAWMA believes that waste is a resource and can be
transformed into a valuable asset. The GreenVETAfrica project will equip young
Nigerians with the skills to manage waste sustainably, promote a circular
economy, and reduce the negative impact of waste on the environment, he said.
He noted further that, as one of the beneficiaries of the GreenVETAfrica
project, LAWMA would strengthen
its training capacities to offer a green waste management vocational training
programme to young Nigerians, adding that, through innovative digital tools,
the programme would equip young Nigerians with the necessary skills to reduce
waste and pollution, making better use of waste generated, and guaranteeing
environmental standards.
“The GreenVETAfrica project will
also help to close the existing skills gap and shortage of professional
figures, capable of supporting a twin (green and digital) sustainable
transition. It will design and pilot an
innovative VET programme, that will cater for the demands of the market, while
helping to mitigate the brain drain from the two African countries, and reduce
the risk of illegal and unsafe migration of youth”, he stressed.
He stated that LAWMA would work
closely with the partners, to ensure that the project objectives were achieved,
adding that the project would foster official accreditation of the GVA VET
programme, by both Nigeria and Ghana authorities, to promote the learners’
employability, to increase local employment opportunities.
Odumboni remarked
that the nomination marked a watershed in the agency’s efforts at establishing
the culture of environmental sustainability in Lagos State, especially through
its educational arm, LAWMA Academy, as a veritable tool to effectively impart
knowledge of proper waste management.
Kadiri
Folashade (Mrs.)
Director, Public Affairs
27/03/2023
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