The National Cash Transfer Programme, in collaboration with the Adamawa State Cash Transfer Programme, has organised a one-day capacity-building training for Cash Transfer Desk Officers from the 21 Local Government Areas of Adamawa State. The training, held on Friday at the conference hall of the Poverty Alleviation and Wealth Creation Agency (PAWECA) in Yola, was aimed at strengthening the capacity of Desk Officers on effective beneficiary outreach and post-transfer support. The training focused on developing a common understanding of the Household Prosperity and Empowerment–Cash Transfer Programme Post-Transfer Beneficiaries Outreach Strategy, designed to ensure that beneficiaries receive adequate information about payments and are able to access their entitlements. In his welcome remarks, the Programme Manager, Mr. Gilbert Isa Dokile, urged participants to pay close attention, participate actively and share their experiences to enhance the implementation of the programme at the grassroots. Representing the Director-General of PAWECA, Mr. Sydney Abubakar said the Cash Transfer Programme and PAWECA share the common objective of improving the living conditions of poor and vulnerable households across the state. He said the interventions were particularly focused on supporting vulnerable women and households to improve their livelihoods through assistance that would enable them to establish and strengthen small-scale businesses. Also speaking, Mr. Usman Buba Ardo, who represented the Permanent Secretary, Adamawa State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Zainab Bala, described the training as timely, particularly in view of the prevailing economic challenges. He said effective implementation of the Cash Transfer Programme would help reduce vulnerability and improve the economic well-being of beneficiaries across the state, before formally declaring the training open. The training also clarified the roles and responsibilities of implementing actors and stakeholders in the beneficiary outreach process. Participants were taken through implementation modalities, work tools and relevant guidelines for effective outreach. Key areas covered included beneficiary sensitisation and mobilisation, accurate information sharing, transparency and accountability, identification of challenges, as well as data collection, documentation, monitoring and reporting. The training further emphasised the need for stronger coordination among the National Cash Transfer Programme, the Adamawa State Cash Transfer Programme, PAWECA and Local Government structures. Participants were also encouraged to facilitate linkages between cash transfer beneficiaries and livelihood opportunities, particularly small-scale businesses and other interventions capable of improving household income, resilience and self-reliance. The training is expected to strengthen beneficiary outreach across the 21 LGAs and ensure that poor and vulnerable households receive timely information and are better positioned to access and effectively utilise the benefits of the Cash Transfer Programme.
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