Through the Nigeria for Women Project, the World Bank and the government of Akwa Ibom have partnered to empower at least 54,000 women from three local government areas in the state (NFWP).
The ladies would choose 18,000 people from each local government to be trained in saving, financial education, business skills, gender and life skills, grievances, redress mechanisms, and developing business plans.
In Uyo, he spoke at a step-down training for forward facilitators on group building, savings, and a project management system. Dr. Temitope Sinkaiye, the World Bank’s Senior Technical Adviser on the NFWP, stated on Tuesday that the initiative would solve the country’s economic issues for women.
According to Sinkaiye, the program’s recipients, who are mostly women, will be aged 18 and over.
She said that the Nigeria for Women Project was brought into the country in response to the federal government’s request for assistance to the World Bank.
“All of the issues that women experience come down to a lack of economic empowerment,” Sinkaiye said. “As a result, the government wants to empower women so that they may have a voice and contribute successfully to the nation’s growth.”
“The idea has taken off in six of the country’s geopolitical zones. As a result, as a component, they must pilot and ensure that it works properly before the rest of the country benefits.
“I like to congratulate Akwa Ibom for being the state to indicate interest in the South-South geopolitical zone and we believe from what we have seen that they will put in their best to make sure that women in Akwa Ibom will benefit from the programme.
“However, we know that women are for household and we believe that whatever support a woman gets, the household will benefit from it,” she added.
In her address, the state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Dr. Ini Adiakpan, commended the World Bank for responding to the request by the federal government.
