By Aliyu Gerengi, Gombe
The Gombe State Government, under the leadership of 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝘂𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗱𝘂 𝗜𝗻𝘂𝘄𝗮 𝗬𝗮𝗵𝗮𝘆𝗮, has distributed over 70 Samsung tablets to participants at a training programme organised by Gombe State ACReSAL’s Focal NGO, Jewel Environmental Initiatives.
The tablets were presented on behalf of the Governor by the ACReSAL Project Coordinator, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺𝘂 𝗝𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗼, who congratulated the beneficiaries and urged them to ensure the effective and responsible use of the devices to achieve their intended objectives.
The Project Coordinator emphasised that the tablets would enhance field-level data collection, monitoring, documentation, and reporting of project activities, particularly in tracking the various indicators outlined in the ACReSAL Results Framework and baseline targets.
The training led by the Gombe State M&E, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗮𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗱𝗶, focused on the ACReSAL Results Framework and baseline targets, monitoring and evaluation of project sites, documentation, and the use of standard reporting templates to strengthen data quality, accountability, and overall project performance.
Participants were drawn from various ACReSAL focal organisations and committees, including Local Government ACReSAL Desk Officers, the Gombe Goes Green Task Force, community-based organisations (CBOs) across the 11 Local Government Areas, the GGC Doma Gully Control Project Site Committee, Grievance Redress Committees, Community Revolving Fund Management Committees, project-affected community associations, as well as staff of the Focal NGO and the State Project Management Unit (SPMU).
Beneficiaries of the tablet distribution included media representatives, CBO team leaders across the 11 LGAs, LGA ACReSAL Desk Officers, Chairmen and Secretaries of Community Revolving Fund Management Committees, members of the Gombe Goes Green Task Force, and representatives of the GGC Doma Gully Control Project Site Committee.
In his remarks, the Gombe State ACReSAL Focal NGO representative, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗶 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝘆𝘂, said the initiative reinforces Gombe State Governor and ACReSAL’s commitment to strengthening institutional capacity, improving field monitoring and promoting evidence-based reporting for effective project implementation.
Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Malama Fatahiyya Auwal Abba of NTA Gombe and Alhaji Babangida, Chairman of the GGC Doma Site Committee, expressed appreciation to Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya and the Project Coordinator for the gesture. They pledged to utilise the devices effectively to improve their work and ensure accurate, credible, and timely reporting of activities within their respective areas of responsibility.
Gombe State ACReSAL — Greening the Environment, Saving Lives.
End
