From Ismail Adebayo, Birnin Kebbi
The beneficiaries of the federal government Nigeria For Women Project (NFWP) in Maiyama Local Government Area of Kebbi State were full of praises and commendation to government as they recount the gains it has brought to them, their households and community.
The women, while speaking to journalists during a media field trip facilitated by Aries Concept Nigeria Ltd to harvest and amplify success stories for the Nigeria for women project said the money given to them to start their petty trades have transformed and changed their living conditions.
They called on government and other stakeholders to do more for them as they still need more support to stand on their own as group or cooperatives.
One of the beneficiaries at Bayan secretariat, Talafi WAG, Rabiatu Abdullahi said she started her petty trade by selling pepper,red and vegetable oil, rice and gari but within time, she used the profits she realized from the petty trading to buy 5 goats she is rearing along side her trade.
She said "My petty trade has been profitable and good for me and my household. I started with N20,000 given to me by government but today things have really changed for me. I also do daily contribution of N1,000"
"I remember they always tell us not to use the money for wedding ceremony but we should invest it in trading, it worked for me and I'm grateful to government for the NFWP".
Speaking in same vein, Balikisu Yahaya Nasara of the Women Affinity Group said she trade in animal feeds and the petty trade she started with N30,000 has brought her and her household joy. "It's profitable, I used the profits I realized from it to increase my sales.
"This project has brought progress to women in this community. Some of us now sells rice,flour and other items", Balikisu said.
Also narrating her experience, Aisha Ibrahim Maiyama at filin Konto area of Maiyama said she started her kulinkuli and oil petty trading with N10,500 but it's profitable for her as a bag of kulinkuli are now selling at N30,000 per bag. "I have made progress on it and I have added groundnut sales to it. I also have goats and cows that I bought with the profits", she said.
Another woman, Rashidat Muktar sells spaghetti said she also bought a motorcycle which she bought for commercial purpose.
The district head, Uban Kasa Uku, Alhaji Muhammadu Aliyu, Sarkin Kudu said the NFWP has helped many women in the community. "It has brought progress to women in our community.
"Men who do not allow their wives to to go out now allows them to do petty trading and it has helped the households. We commend government for the initiative", the district head said.
Collaborating the district head, chief imam of the second central mosque in the community, Alhaji Umar Abubakar Maiyama said the Sharia is not oppose to people collaborating for business purpose.
"it enjoins both men and women to engage in business so that they can help each other as husbands and wives", he said.
While briefing journalists in his office, the state coordinator of NFWP in kebbi State, Yakubu Muhammed Yauri said the NFWP is a federal government project being implemented by the federal ministry of women affairs and social development with financial support from the world bank inform of loan to states and it goes to beneficiaries as grants.
He said the project is being implemented in three local governments of Kebbi State, Argungu, Maiyama and Ngaski.He added that the state has surpassed the target of 54,000 beneficiaries with records of 80,493 women that have already benefitted from NFWP in kebbi State.
He said "The women in their astonishing efforts have gone on to expand their businesses and improved the lives and conditions of living of their families.
"Kebbi State Government has disbursed grants to the tune of N3,275,653,995,00 to 73,784 women across the implementing local government areas".
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