The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has empowered 180 people living with HIV/AIDS in Jigawa State on six income-generating trades.
The director-general of the agency, Dr Aliyu Gambo, stated this while presenting starter kits to the beneficiaries in Gumel.
Gambo said the beneficiaries, drawn from the 27 local government areas of the state, were trained in Plaster of Paris (POP), painting, interlock, barbing, confectioneries and hairdressing.
He explained that the gesture was to enable them become self-reliant and employers of labour.
He further urged them to assist the agency in the fight against the disease by identifying people living with HIV so that they would be placed on drugs.
Two of the beneficiaries, Awwalu Abdullahi and Hauwa Bala commended the agency for the gesture and pledged to use the items well(NAN).
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