The Nigeria for Women Project Scale-Up (NFWP-SU) is to engage about 90,000 women across three local government areas in Kebbi State.
State Project Coordinator, Alhaji Yakubu Muhammad Yauri announced this while inspecting the recruitment exercise for ward facilitators in Birnin Kebbi Local Government Area of the state.
According to Jim, the facilitators are critical to mobilizing women for the intervention as the NFWP-SU is a Federal Government initiative implemented through the Federal and State Ministries of Women Affairs aimed to combat financial exclusion by boosting women’s access to Credit, Markets, Financial literacy and Sustainable livelihoods
He explained that for the scale-up program, the project will focus on three key Local Government Areas (LGAs): Birnin Kebbi, Dandi, and Zuru respectively, adding that that 360 ward facilitators will be engaged and each facilitator will be responsible for mobilizing between 180 and 250 women in the three benefiting LGAs.
The Coordinator commended the commitment of the Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Nasir Idris for providing a fair operating environment for the project to operate as his high-level support is crucial for positioning Kebbi as one of the top implementing states in Nigeria.
Alhaji Yauri also acknowledged the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development for ensuring the project adheres to standard operating procedures and works to achieve the set results.
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