The government of Ekiti State inaugurated a multisectoral programme tagged 'Nigeria For Women Programme Scale-Up,' NFWP-SU, in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Friday.
The government of Ekiti State inaugurated a multisectoral programme tagged 'Nigeria For Women Programme Scale-Up,' NFWP-SU, in Ado Ekiti , the Ekiti State capital, on Friday. Deputy Governor Monisade Afuye, who represented Governor Biodun Oyebanji, described NFWP-SU as a World Bank -assisted programme to institutionalise women affinity groups and other platforms for women’s economic empowerment for improved economic opportunities.
According to her: 'The parent project tested the Women Affinity Group model as a platform for addressing key constraints to women’s social and economic empowerment at the household and community levels, thereby addressing barriers to women’s prosperity and building social assets for women's empowerment. 'There is widespread evidence that enhancing women’s financial inclusion would generate significant economic and societal benefits.
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