Businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Seidu Agongo, owner of the Class Media Group, has partnered the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) to distribute 830 sewing machines to vulnerable people as part of efforts to promote self-reliance and economic empowerment.

Speaking at the donation, Alhaji Agongo said the initiative is driven by the belief that people who had been blessed with greater resources have a responsibility to support the less privileged and improve their living conditions.

According to him, life has not blessed everyone equally, therefore, the more privileged in society must make conscious efforts to uplift those facing economic hardships.

“All I’m saying is that life, we cannot all be blessed equally. Others are blessed more than others. But it’s the responsibility of those who are higher to see how best they can uplift those who are down, so that we can all live as humans,” he said.

Alhaji Agongo explained that the sewing machines are intended to give hope to the hopeless, particularly those willing to work but lack the resources to establish themselves.

“Some of them, it’s not their fault and you can’t blame their parents. They are where they are because of circumstances beyond their control,” he stated.

He added that this donation reflects his conviction that giving back to society is an essential part of human development.

“Evolution demands that we give out. If you look at evolution very carefully, everything in life gives out. It doesn’t take or it doesn’t sustain alone. It gives out,” he asserted.

The businessman stressed that he is “not doing this in exchange for anything. Once you do good in exchange for something, it tends to be a marketplace”.

Alhaji Agongo noted that the initiative is intended to give beneficiaries the means to work and improving their livelihoods.

The partnership with NEIP highlights the role of private-sector participation in supporting vulnerable groups and promoting entrepreneurship through the provision of equipment and the creation of opportunities for self-employment.