deols:

I think a means of money collection should be the next thing. 15k for the first two courses at least.

I doubt how sustainable those can be though. do many people install cctv? and electric fences with the challenges of electricity supply?
I hope there are many pple who would be willing to help this guy.

cyril83: beware of scam...nigerians are not that nice @op which format is this 1 abeg

benzion72: It is good to help needy people. But this guy must not be giving cash for any courses. Payment should be made to the schools. Also what skill can you acquire in two days as specified by this guy. After the skill acquistion does he have relevant contact to get the jobs. Will you give your job to a person who learnt it intwo days.

Logicboy03: This is not only a muslim problem. Many people are faced with this problem as well.

I have seen some good recommendations here, so I will just list them.


1) Try as hard as possible to find a halal job and save up for his goals

2) Nairalnders organize some form of Zakat Sadaqah to help him

3) Yahoo Yahoo and repent


There is no easy way out for this young man and so many other Nigerians trapped in this cycle of poverty. This is so saddening!

maclatunji:

The guy is asking for religious advice on the concept called "Yahoo-Yahoo", he is a Muslim. However, should you be willing to help him, you are welcome.

cyril83: remember na naija u dey oh...to me na wash wash jooor...next format abeg

Sky-walker:


oh, i get what you mean. it was your post about the training he wrote to you that caught my attention more. The only help i can give him is for him to sit down and think on what he wants to do. you said he has good IT skills. He should go online and download tutorials and study at home. I just googled Vsat installation and found tons of resources on it. Everything is on the net.I dont think he is making an effort for research. Everything he needs is on the net

But if he think its yahoo yahoo he wants, then i dont know what to say

apacheguy: Bismillahi rahmani raheem
this particular case wt bro. X is not new and its will never b d last one to be experienced by our muslim brothers.
he shd knw clearly he is not d only one in ds leve of challenge....so, if he shd take dubious means to achieve his means then whr is the Islam in him? and if other brothers going thru ds challenge do dsame then its certain dt muslims as a whole hav left d minhaj of Rasul ~SAW
i wldnt advice him to take a paid job, he wldnt b paid more than 20k a month wch cant cater for his cost of living and surely, he'll hav almost nothing to save @ d end of d month, and if he wld save it 'll take him yrs of paid job to achieve dt, to ds effect, he can switch to oda option like petty businesses around like trading, d last time i was in lagos island, i was suprised wt all sorts of road side business ppl re engaged in, i even had to some stuffs myself to sell in my place, i'll advice he look around there re lots of stuffs he can engage wch wld b better off paid job. u'll be surprised dt there stuffs u can buy in lagos island, especially around oluwole market and still sell within dt vicinity of lagos and make tangible number of sales and make good profit on, look around, idumota axis, although it may look too low for ur level but keep ur mind on ur focus, u want to raise money 4 ur education.
You may thnk ds is too absurd, but a number of brothers i knw personally hav don dt to achieve what they needed to achieve wch is halal and they cld measure their progress. the other part to it is dt u'll have time 4 d programmes u talked abt, and lots of concentration since their'll b no demand frm a boss or ur wrk, u can even quit d business for a number of days to concentrate on ur studies. The part of not considering university education due to financial constraint to me is extremely wrong. University education is indispensable at ds material time, u can still use d method i highlighted above to sponsor urself to d university, i'm a practical example in dt respect, i sponsored myself to d university engaging in all these hustling type of life, and today hamdalillah....if u still need more clarification, let me knw

maclatunji:

Inasmuch as I am an advocate of having knowledge ahead of certificate, it might be a little bit difficult for him to break into the market without certification. I think a great way he can be helped is to find a school/professional outfit that would be willing to train him at little or no cost.

deols: I want d guy 2 see ds situation as a test from God. Is he one of those to pass or to fail?

Asking these questions in the 1st place denote some level of faith. I hope Allah keeps him strong.

And making contributions for him is a very good idea.

Sky-walker:
CCTV/Ip surveillance is good for him to go with.I think there is a future in it in Nigeria
I think CCNA is enough for him, he should try and branch out to Microsoft server and Vmware.You said he already has networking skills
He should get video tutorials online and study server and Vmware. There are trial server softwares versions online for him to test with,also with Vmware. I wont advice him to go for CCNP. If you dont have devices and equipment for cisco,you will forget some as IT involves constant practice most but with Microsoft and Vmware, you can install them on your computer or laptop and practice at home

I will suggest he tries to set himself up a company and market his skills to small companies once he has learnt it well.There are lot of things he can do in IT. Since he has good marketing skills,it should not be a problem for him. There are some branches in IT that most people dont talk about but are good
Like backup data,e-mails , Linux,remote support( you'll need internet access). There are so many video and documents that can help him start.


N.B Any reason why this is in the Islam for Muslim section? I am a christian and i see the guy as my brother not a young Muslim man or is it just Muslims that are to contribute?

Rukemi291: Wow. He needs so much money. Pls, let's all reach an agreement. Are we donating for him? The acct details too, pls

Logicboy03: This is not only a muslim problem. Many people are faced with this problem as well.

I have seen some good recommendations here, so I will just list them.


1) Try as hard as possible to find a halal job and save up for his goals

2) Nairalnders organize some form of Zakat to help him

3) [b]Yahoo Yahoo and repent[b]

There is no easy way out for this young man and so many other Nigerians trapped in this cycle of poverty. This is so saddening!

BetaThings:

If this guy steps into yahoo, there is no assurance that he will leave. That is easy to say
[b]Yahoo is not like collecting rain water. There is another human being at the other end being cheated[b]
Even if he leaves yahoo business, he still have to make taubah for the money he fraudulently made. Taubah is not possible without returning what one took to the rightful owner. How does he seek to achieve that with Yahoo faceless contact

How much does he need that makes him so desperate to take to crime

maclatunji:

Let those willing to make financial contributions signify their interest first. Modalities for collection can be worked out later.

Jarus: If it comes to fund raising, I can volunteer to play a part (coordinating and contributing), based on my experience in such matters(TEHN, Buhari Nairaland campaign etc).

Jarus: If it comes to fund raising, I can volunteer to play a part (coordinating and contributing), based on my experience in such matters(TEHN, Buhari Nairaland campaign etc).

maclatunji: ^Very nice sub :Pmissions and questions.