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Preserving Heritage, Empowering Futures: The Mhiship Community of Plateau State
The Mhiship Community of Plateau State
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Experience Mhiship Heritage Like Never Before!
The BHIT Mhiship 2025 is more than a celebration it's a vibrant showcase of our history, food, music, and traditions.
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Mhiship Community and Cultural Development Association (MCCDA)

We the people of Mhiship, conscious of our rights, duties, need to unite and maintain close contact between us and the wider society,
desirious to pursue justice, democratic principles, fair play within and outside Mhiship land, having resolved to establish an association, re-appraising and rededicating ourselves to the pursuit of the aims and objects of the Association in order to build a strong, virile and dynamic body.
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young people have benefited from the programs
From humble beginnings to meaningful impact, 97 young lives transformed through our skills empowerment initiative. And we’re just getting started.
Source: Internal Program Reports

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Settlement and Community Structure

Origins of the Mhiship People

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The Mhiship people, also known as Chip, trace their ancestry to migrations from regions around the Chad Basin, moving through Kanem-Bornu before settling in the present-day Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau State.

History & Migration

Mhiship traditions say their ancestors came from the eastern Sahel. One account describes a exodus from the Chad Basin (with Ngas, Tal, Tarok, etc.) into Kanem–Borno around 1100–1150 AD, then later
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Development Challenges & Goals

As an ethnic group, the Mhiship face development gaps. Most communities lack paved roads, consistent electricity, and access to modern healthcare.
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Dress, Food, Arts & oil

The Mhiship dress is distinctive: men wear handwoven loincloths and wrap fabrics with animal-skin accents, while women wear blue-and-white indigo tie dye dresses and maroon bead necklaces.
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Festivals, Rituals & Heritage

Vaiko is the main annual harvest/heritage festival. It features choreographed dances and a wrestling tournament for young men. During Vaiko and other ceremonies, women dress in indigo tie-dye
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History & Migration

Mhiship traditions say their ancestors came from the eastern Sahel. One account describes a exodus from the Chad Basin (with Ngas, Tal, Tarok, etc.) into Kanem–Borno around 1100–1150 AD, then later
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Language and Population of the Mhiship People

The term “Mhiship” refers both to the people and their language. The Mhiship language is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken primarily in Plateau State, Nigeria
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Youth and student associations (the National Association of Mhiship Students and Mhiship Youth Movement) actively campaign to improve education and empower young people. Diaspora & Community Networks
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Diaspora & Community Networks
Skills Development & Empowerment

The Mhiship Skill Acquisition Centre

we’re transforming lives through vocational training and innovation.
Funded by MCCDA and generous diaspora contributions, this state-of-the-art facility equips Mhiship youth and women with the skills to thrive in today’s economy.

The Mhiship Community Skills Development and Empowerment Center aims to equip youth from Mhiship and nearby communities with practical and relevant skills, especially for those without access to formal education. It seeks to bridge the gap between knowledge and practical application, addressing the lack of technical skills among young people.
Program & Projects News & Events
Detail MCCDA’s development initiatives

Let’s Build Together

We call on partners, government bodies, NGOs, private donors, and proud sons and daughters of Mhiship to support this initiative. Together, we will:
Reduce youth unemployment
Inspire innovation
Promote self-reliance
Recycling Facilities essential in providing quality raw materials to the production industry, as they designed to separate recyclables into their individual material streams and prepare them for sale
Build a stronger, brighter Mhiship
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True empowerment is the ability to stand on your own feet — and then help others rise

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Together, we can build a stronger, more empowered Mhiship community.

₦500 Million Fundraising Campaign

Support the Mhiship Community! The Mhiship Community and Cultural Development Association (MCCDA) warmly invites you to be part of our ₦500 Million Fundraising Campaign. Your generous donations will help us: Complete the Mhiship Multipurpose Hall.

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Education & Youth Empowerment Program

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At the heart of MCCDA’s vision for sustainable development lies an unwavering commitment to education, Economics activities and Healthcare.
We recognize that knowledge is the foundation of empowerment, and for communities like Mhiship to thrive, we must invest deeply in our young people.
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Education & Youth Empowerment Program

The Mhiship community places a strong emphasis on education, with the establishment of primary and secondary schools,
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Economic Activities

Agriculture remains the backbone of the Mhiship economy, supplemented by activities such as hunting,
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Healthcare

Traditional medicine plays a significant role in Mhiship healthcare, with practitioners like diviners (gukum), midwives
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Empowering Mhiship. Shaping the Future

Join us as we build a stronger, self-reliant community through skills, culture, and opportunity.
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