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Oluremi Tinubu marks RHI anniversary with 27,000 FCT beneficiaries

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  • The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, marked the third anniversary of her Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
  • Over 27,000 FCT residents have benefited from RHI's various empowerment programs over the past three years.
  • The initiative aims to support women, youth, children, and vulnerable groups through grants, skills acquisition, and emergency assistance.

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu urged girls and young women nationwide to pursue their dreams, emphasizing that a lack of personal vision is a significant barrier to achievement. Her remarks came as her pet project, the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), celebrated three years of operations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), having positively impacted at least 27,345 residents.

Dreaming is what keeps any human being going. If you sit and don’t have a dream, a vision of what you want to become, it becomes very tough for you.

— Oluremi TinubuThe First Lady emphasizing the importance of having a personal vision for success.

The event, themed 'Our Stories, Her Impact,' highlighted the initiative's journey since its first intervention in July 2023, supporting flood victims in Lugbe, Abuja. Formally registered in August 2023, RHI operates as a complementary vehicle for President Bola Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda, channeling people-centered interventions to communities often missed by formal government programs.

Mrs. Tinubu stressed the importance of discipline and vision for women's success. She noted that the RHI's 'Dream Girls' initiative aims to build confidence, ambition, and character in young girls from an early age. She also advised them to invest in soft skills and etiquette, which are crucial for public and professional life.

You have to learn a lot of things about etiquette and protocol because you don’t know when you will be called upon to do something.

— Oluremi TinubuThe First Lady advising young women on the importance of soft skills and etiquette.

Over the past three years, RHI has extended support across Nigeria to women, youth, children, veterans, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities. Interventions include farmers' grants, skills acquisition programs, scholarships, educational materials, health services, and emergency assistance for disaster-affected communities. The First Lady expressed gratitude to state first ladies, RHI coordinators, donors, partners, and community leaders for their sustained support.

At the heart of every intervention, every programme, and every outreach, is a person whose life has been touched, a family that has found succour and support, or a community that has been empowered.

— Oluremi TinubuThe First Lady describing the impact of the Renewed Hope Initiative on individuals and communities.
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