The Minister, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Aisha Jummai Alhassan, has revealed some vital plans the Federal Government has decided to execute in order to alleviate poverty among vulnerable and impoverished Nigerian women in the country.
This was made known in a recent post and pictures shared on the Facebook page of Senator Aisha Jummai Alhassan.
The Minister who visited Gombe State, in her address to the women stated that she was delighted to be part of the advocacy and empowerment ‘Train to State’ as it enabled her interact more closely with women across the Federation.
She said the gathering is a critical first step, to kick start the implementation of the Federal Government’s commitment to vulnerable and impoverished Nigerian women through its empowerment initiatives.
She informed the women that the Federal Government of Nigeria, under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari has amongst the five-pronged Social Investment Intervention programmes of the Administration approved the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP).
The Minister further explained that under the GEEP, there is a special fund of N1.6billion set aside exclusively for women.
Senator Alhassan said the special fund known as the National Women Empowerment Fund (NAWEF) is popularly called Jarin Mata.
She said both the GEEP and NAWEF are financial inclusion and micro-credit programmes, aimed at increasing financial access for women with a view to reducing poverty in the country.
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