WAFRIC Awards 2026 Nominee Spotlight | NGO of the Year | Nigeria
Empowerment becomes meaningful when knowledge is transformed into practical skills, confidence, and the ability to create opportunities. For Hadassah Empowerment and Support Center, this principle is reflected in its focus on vocational training and the development of practical abilities that can help people work towards greater economic independence.
Based in Nigeria, Hadassah Empowerment and Support Center is identified in its public organisational listing as a nonprofit and non-political organisation established in 2019. Its recent activities highlight an emphasis on skills acquisition, learning through practice, and helping trainees move from instruction towards applying what they have learned.
From Learning to Practical Skills
One of the organisation’s documented activities is vocational skills training. In August 2026, the centre shared updates featuring trainees putting their barbering skills into practice, illustrating the importance of moving beyond classroom instruction to hands-on experience.
This approach matters because practical training can give participants a foundation on which to build professional competence, explore self-employment, or pursue further opportunities. For individuals seeking a pathway into work, acquiring a marketable skill can be an important first step towards greater self-reliance.
Encouraging Creativity and Enterprise
The centre’s activities have also extended to product development. In July 2026, it highlighted products formulated, packaged, and branded by trainees during a graduation exhibition. This offers an example of learning that goes beyond acquiring a technical skill: participants are also introduced to aspects of presentation and product development.
Such experiences can help learners begin to understand how practical knowledge may translate into a service, product, or small business idea. The journey from training to enterprise takes continued effort and support, but opportunities to practise and present completed work can help make that journey more tangible.
Recognising the Value of Empowerment
The work of community-based organisations is often measured not only by the programmes they organise, but also by the opportunities those programmes seek to create. Skills training, practical experience, and exposure to product development are valuable elements of an empowerment process because they can help participants prepare for the next stage of their personal or professional journeys.
As Hadassah Empowerment and Support Center receives a nomination for NGO of the Year at the West African Citizens Awards 2026, its vocational training activities provide a starting point for recognising its contribution to empowerment and skills development in Nigeria.
Further information about the centre’s programme reach, beneficiary numbers, partnerships, and long-term outcomes would help provide a fuller picture of its impact. These details are important when assessing the breadth and sustainability of an organisation’s work.
Hadassah Empowerment and Support Center at WAFRIC Awards 2026
The NGO of the Year category recognises organisations whose work contributes to people and communities. Hadassah Empowerment and Support Center’s nomination offers an opportunity to bring greater attention to its skills-focused activities and the role of practical learning in building pathways towards economic opportunity.
The 2026 edition of the West African Citizens Awards carries the theme “Recognizing the Unseen. Celebrating the Exceptional.” Through this edition, WAFRIC celebrates individuals and organisations whose work deserves wider recognition across West Africa.
Support the Nominee
Public voting for the WAFRIC Awards 2026 runs from October 12 to November 15, 2026. Supporters can visit the official voting page to find the relevant category and cast their vote.
Official voting page: https://wafricawards.com.ng/official-public-voting/
Voting procedures and criteria: https://wafricawards.com.ng/wafric-awards-2026-voting-procedures-and-criteria/
Public votes contribute to the process but do not solely determine the final winners. The final selection follows WAFRIC Awards’ published procedures and criteria.
WAFRIC Awards 2026 — Recognizing the Unseen. Celebrating the Exceptional.
