Caption: From left, Dr. Ubon Udoh, Managing Director, ASR Africa, Hajiya Hurriya Dauda-Lawal, the First Lady of Zamfara StateDr Mrs. Hauwa Muktar Abdulkarim, Provost of the College with mentees of the ASR Africa Mentorship Programme at the Close-out Ceremony.

The four-month mentorship programme organized for female students at Federal College of Education, Technical (FCET) Gusau, Zamfara state has ended with a closeout ceremony in the College, organised by the Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) and the Federal College of Education, Technical (FCET) Gusau.
The aimed of the programme which focused on three thematic areas including career, personal, and entrepreneurial development, , according to ASR Africa in to statement, is to advance the course of the girl child in STEM education and Entrepreneurship.
The event brought together renowned global female mentors, as facilitators, drawn from the United Nations, the Middle East, business professionals, media experts, and ASR Africa development specialists.

Caption: From left, Dr. Ubon Udoh, MD, ASR Africa, presenting and award plaque to one of the mentees of the ASR Africa Mentorship Programme at the Close-out Ceremony.

Speaking at the event, the Provost of the College Dr. Mrs. Hauwa Muktar Abdulkarim, commended the Chairman of BUA Group and ASR Africa, Alhaji Abdul Samad Rabiu, for his support to Tertiary Institutions in the country. Being a beneficiary of the 250 million naira grant of ASR Africa Tertiary Education Grant Scheme 2022/2023, the Provost of Federal College applauded the management of ASR Africa for the technical support also given them and prayed that the mentorship program will not be the last of such gestures.
Responding, the MD/CEO of ASR Africa, Dr. Ubon Udoh, thanked the institution for giving ASR Africa the platform to impact the lives of the mentees and also to support the College, commending the Provost “and the entire management of the college for creating an enabling environment for the ASR Africa Mentorship Programme.”
He added that such initiatives fit into the vision of Alhaji Abdul Samad Rabiu, the founder and Chairman of BUA Group and ASR Africa for the educational sector in Nigeria, assuring that ASR Africa would continue to enigage with them to further improve their skills and employability even after the mentorship programme.
The First Lady of the State, Hajiya Hurriya Dauda-Lawal, who was the Special Guest at the event congratulated the mentees for undertaking such a prestigious program. She added that mentorship is essential for women and girls as they continue to face the numerous challenges peculiar to their gender.
She appreciated the College for considering and accommodating such an impactful extracurricular program. Whilst adding that the government of Zamfara will continue to support every initiative that promotes the empowerment of children and women in the State, she also extended her appreciation to the founder and Chairman of BUA Group and ASR Africa for his numerous educational interventions across the country.
The mentees expressed their appreciation to ASR Africa for partnering with the college to ensure they were beneficiaries of the mentorship program. They also thanked the facilitators who devoted their time and resources to educate, motivate, and inspire them to greater achievements. Mentees were presented with Certificates of Completion, award plaques and gifts at the end of the programme.