New Horizons Nigeria, an ICT training and solution provider, has launched a ₦50 million ($35,000) empowerment initiative to provide Almajiri children with technology skills for sustainable livelihoods.
Almajiri are children, usually from northern Nigeria, who leave their homes to pursue Islamic education but frequently end up living on the streets and begging.
To this end, the project seeks to minimise unemployment within the group while simultaneously contributing to national security and social stability.
The project, which is known as 'Almajiris-to-Tech', is a 90-day intense programme that will commence on January 19, 2026, at the New Horizons Training Centre in Abuja.
Participants will be trained as qualified computer and electronics technicians, with a strong emphasis on practical, marketable skills.
Speaking at the launch, New Horizons Nigeria Managing Director, Tim Akano, said the Almajiri phenomenon reflects systemic societal neglect rather than personal failure.
He stressed that lasting solutions require empowerment, mindset reorientation and non-coercive interventions. “You cannot fix a social problem with force alone,” he said.
According to him, trainees will receive practical instruction in repairing and maintaining laptops, desktops, mobile phones, televisions, projectors, radios, fans and power systems such as inverters.
The curriculum also incorporates environmental sustainability, including the reuse of scrap laptop batteries to produce rechargeable fans and backup power solutions.
Akano stressed that graduates will receive post-training support, access to workspaces, and market placement as certified technicians while the top participant will be fully equipped to start an independent business.
Share