by admin | Jun 30, 2022 | General, Hope Afresh
Wife of the Executive Governor and CEO Hope Afresh Foundation, Taraba, Barr. Mrs. Anna Mbasughun Darius Ishaku
Wife of the Governor of Taraba State, Anna Darius Ishaku, has urged young female lawyers to be committed and dedicated to their professional duties.
Mrs Ishaku, a lawyer, gave the counselling during a mentorship programme organised by the Nigerian Bar Association Women Forum (NBAWF).
This was just as the NBAWF gave her an award of honour for her “meritorious services and support.”
The event, which was held at the conference hall of Hope Afresh Foundation, Jalingo, featured discussions on sexual harassment and career progression in legal profession, among other topics. The programme is designed to empower female lawyers to be successful in their professional career, the organisers said.
The governor’s wife stated that learning from seniors helps in improving performance and leads to mastery of the job.
by admin | Jun 9, 2022 | Hope Afresh, Latest News
No fewer than 500 hundreds internal display person’s (IDP’s) benefited from the Hope Afresh Foundation’s accelerated efforts in reaching out to displaced persons within Takum local government area.
The materials were distributed at the Roman Catholic Church premises along Takum-Ussa road, where beneficiaries all converged and received the materials.
The exercise which was put together by Barr. Anna Ishaku’s Hope Afresh Foundation, is one of the front runner foundation in Taraba state that has helped in many ways in alleviating the plight of the less privileged and IDPs in the state.
Represented at the venue of the exercise, Barr Anna Ishaku, through Hon. Emmanuel Ernest, a Senior Special Assistant to the Executive Governor of Taraba state, distributed the materials to beneficiaries and ensured that all IDPs at the point of distribution were reached.
Communities who benefited from the good gesture of the wife of the Governor through her foundation includes; Muji 1, Muji 2, Kwariben, Nzuweiwaya, Basang, Tudun Haske kakum, Simta and Fawen. Others are, Kashiten, Kuffi, Zoshi, Dinyina, Jenuwa Nyifiye, Bissaulla and Tati.
These were communities affected by crises in recent times in the area.
by admin | Aug 31, 2020 | Hope Afresh, Latest News
Barr. Mrs. Anna Darius Ishaku, Rt. Hon. Speaker, Dr. Joseph A. Kunini at the two-day symposium/workshop held at Taraba Motel, Jalingo.
Wife of Taraba Governor, Barr. Mrs. Anna Darius Ishaku has said every human being has a positive role to play on the issue of all forms of abuse on women and children in the state, she stressed the need for all stakeholders, parent and governments to support the fight against gender based violence to make the society healthy.
The Governor’s wife stated this in her remark at the conclusion of a two-day symposium/workshop themed “Tackling the Pandemic of Violence and the Attendant Consequences; Get involved” at Taraba motel, Jalingo.
Anna Ishaku explained that the workshop has provided a platform for participants to make positive contributions on how best all forms of violence can be addressed head on.
On his part, Speaker Taraba State House Assembly, Joseph Albasu Kunini commended the organization of the workshop and looking at the level of violence against women and children in the society, he urged for more collaborative effort to curb the menace.
Joseph Albasu Kunini reiterated the readiness of State House of Assembly to support legislation in instituting stiffer punishments for offenders in the state.
The workshop was attended by security agencies, non-governmental organizations and various ministries in the state.
by admin | Jun 22, 2020 | Hope Afresh, Latest News
By Hon. Ishaku Boaz.
With institutions of learning affected by the coronavirus all over the world, the wife of Taraba State Governor Barr. Anna Darius Ishaku has sponsored the design of an e-learning portal to keep the door of learning open in the state.
The governor’s wife gave the website to the commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education Hon. Johannes Jigen as her contribution to education in response to Covid-19 and said they should ensure they sustain the project.
According to her, the website is rich with education contents, a robust interface for interaction with students, feedback on questions by students etc.
Learners can access the website through e-learning.linkedvoices.com.ng using android phone, laptop and desktop computer.
The occasion was witnessed by commissioners and stakeholders in the education sector.
by admin | Jan 29, 2020 | Hope Afresh, Latest News
Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Yutaka Kikuta and Hope Afresh Foundation today signed a grand contract of $197, 736 for the establishment of a facility for the processing of Sesame seeds in Taraba State.
Hope Afresh Foundation is an initiative of Barr Anna Ishaku, wife of the Governor of Taraba State, Arc. Darius Dickson Ishaku which has done a lot in empowering women and youths.
Sesame production is one of the crops whose growth is being promoted by the Ishaku administration.
The fund is being provided by the Japanese government under that country’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects.
The Sesame processing project is an initiative of the Hope Afresh Foundation and will be executed in collaboration with Toyota Tsusho Corporation.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Barr. Anna Ishaku thanked the government of Japan for the good gesture and assured that the facility will greatly boost sesame seed production in Taraba State.
The wife of the governor also spoke about the numerous achievements of the Foundation which includes the discovery of Ndola, a community of 
people who live on the mountains in Taraba State which was inaccessible to modern civilisation.
She said following the discovery, the community has now been provided with modern amenities including a police station and health facilities by the Taraba State government.
Gov. Ishaku who also witnessed the event joined his wife in thanking the Japanese government for the support to the Foundation and by extension, Taraba State government.
Earlier, Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Yutaka Kikuta assured Taraba State’s first couple of the resolve of his country to support projects that can help in the empowerment of the people.
The event took place at the Japanese embassy in Abuja.
by admin | Sep 11, 2019 | General, Hope Afresh, Latest News
Barr. Mrs. Anna Darius Ishaku; CEO/Founder Hope Afresh Foundation Taraba.
Hope Afresh Foundation Taraba (HAFT) in collaboration with her development partner, the Comptroller General of Custom, Mr. Hameed Ali, who was represented by DSC Ikpi Kadiri Angulu today distributed relief materials to the various internally displaced persons (IDPs) of the state.
The CEO and founder of Hope Afresh Foundation Taraba Barr. (Mrs) Anna Ishaku, Wife of the Executive Governor of Taraba state presided over the ceremony today at Jalingo at the premises of the foundation.
Barr. Anna Ishaku noted that it was truly delightful for the Nigerian Custom Services to have deemed it necessary to join hands with her foundation in providing relief materials to IDPs of the state inclusive of orphans and refugees.
She expressed that the harsh reality of IDPs in the state should not be celebrated state of affairs but rather everyone should hope to see the end of it one day and rejoice for people to finally be back safe in their respective homes.
According to her,
“The present status of being a refugee or displaced person should not be embraced as a permanent solution because going back and resettling to your various homes is the ultimate solution for the livelihood of every person of the society”.
Earlier, the Project Manager (HAFT), Mrs. Helen Douglas explained that the relief materials is to cushion the hardship facing the IDPs who fled their ancestral homes as a result of either communal clash between farmers and herders or the Fulani and Kona crisis. She urged the beneficiaries to cherish the kind gesture of the Comptroller General of Customs and Her Excellency for having a collection purpose of putting smiles on the downtrodden in the society.
Presentation of the relief materials was chaired by Her Excellency, Barr. Anna Ishaku to beneficiaries from IDPs in Jalingo, Lau, Donga and Wukari Local Government Areas together with orphanage homes.
