{"id":46788,"date":"2021-02-14T22:32:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T21:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=46788"},"modified":"2021-02-14T22:32:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T21:32:27","slug":"dangote-foundation-disburses-n3-9b-to-women-youths-in-11-states-across-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/dangote-foundation-disburses-n3-9b-to-women-youths-in-11-states-across-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Dangote Foundation Disburses N3.9b To Women, Youths In 11 States Across Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv2747130378MsoNormal\"><b>..Extends Grant to Eight More States \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2747130378MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"X-NONE\">Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has so far disbursed the sum of N3.924 billion to 392,490 women and youths across Kano, Jigawa, Kogi, Adamawa, Borno, Yobe, Lagos, Niger, Nasarawa, Sokoto and Katsina state<\/span>\u00a0as part of its microgrant programme<span lang=\"X-NONE\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2747130378MsoNormal\">Additionally,\u00a0<span lang=\"X-NONE\">the Foundation has concluded plans to extend the disbursement of the<\/span><span lang=\"X-NONE\">\u00a0<\/span>micro<span lang=\"X-NONE\">\u00a0grant\u00a0<\/span>program\u00a0<span lang=\"X-NONE\">to Ogun, Osun, Kwara, Edo, Rivers, Anambra, Ebonyi and Bauchi states as part of\u00a0<\/span>the next phase of this\u00a0<span lang=\"X-NONE\">programme. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2747130378MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"X-NONE\">A breakdown of the disbursement show<\/span>s<span lang=\"X-NONE\">\u00a0that N880 million was\u00a0<\/span>distributed to\u00a0<span lang=\"X-NONE\">\u00a088,000 women in Kano State; 27,000 women received N270 million in Jagawa state; 22,000 women received N220 million in Kogi State; 31,500 women and youth collected N315 million in Adamawa; and 54,000 Women and youth got\u00a0\u00a0N540 million in Borno State. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2747130378MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"X-NONE\">Furthermore, 40,000 women\u00a0<\/span>received<span lang=\"X-NONE\">\u00a0N400 million in Lagos; 25,000 women received N250 million in Niger; 13,000 received N130 Million in Nassarawa; 23,990 women benefitted from the sum of N239.9 million in Sokoto; and 34,000 women benefitted from N340 million in Katsina State; and\u00a0\u00a034,000 women and youth benefitted from N340 million in Yobe State. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2747130378MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"X-NONE\">According to the\u00a0<\/span>Foundation<span lang=\"X-NONE\">,\u00a0<\/span>in some States,\u00a0<span lang=\"X-NONE\">mobile phone<\/span>s\u00a0\u00a0and\u00a0<span lang=\"X-NONE\">bank cards to start up or improve their income generating activities were dded to the grants as a delivery mechanism for the funds in partnership with the respective State and Local Governments and mobile money\/bank operators. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2747130378MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"X-NONE\">The Managing Director\/Chief Executive Office of ADF, Zouera Youssoufou stated that the\u00a0<\/span>B<span lang=\"X-NONE\">oard of the Foundation has already approved the next phase of disbursement of the grants across Ogun, Osun, Kwara, Edo, Rivers, Anambra, Ebonyi and Bauchi states. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p class=\"yiv2747130378MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"X-NONE\">She described the Aliko Dangote Foundation Micro-grant programme as a N10 billion programme designed to provide a N10,000 one-off grant to at least 1,000 vulnerable women, and in some cases, youths, in each of the 774 LGAs across Nigeria. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2747130378MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"X-NONE\">She said that the programme is being implemented in partnership with\u00a0<\/span>S<span lang=\"X-NONE\">tate<\/span><span lang=\"X-NONE\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"X-NONE\">government<\/span>s\u00a0who work with committees set up down the ward levels to ensure the appropriate beneficiaries are reached.\u00a0<span lang=\"X-NONE\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2747130378MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"X-NONE\">Youssoufou said the scheme provides recipients with a one-time, un-conditional N10,000.00 cash grant to meet immediate household consumption and economic needs. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2747130378MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"X-NONE\">\u00a0\u201cAs far as possible, participants also receive training tailored to bolster their income-generating activities which are critical for the welfare of millions of Nigerians. Beneficiaries of this programme are evenly selected from the target communities with primary consideration for vulnerable women, food distressed household with infant or children under-five year old, disabled, divorcee<\/span>s<span lang=\"X-NONE\">, widow<\/span>s<span lang=\"X-NONE\">\u00a0with multiple dependents,\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<span lang=\"X-NONE\">extremely poor residents in these communities\u201d, she said. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2747130378MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"X-NONE\">It would be recalled that the Programme is implemented in partnership with State Government<\/span>s<span lang=\"X-NONE\">\u00a0to complement their economic empowerment and poverty reduction drive<\/span>,<span lang=\"X-NONE\">.\u00a0\u00a0The Executive Governor of\u00a0<\/span>each<span lang=\"X-NONE\">\u00a0state\u00a0<\/span>is tasked with\u00a0<span lang=\"X-NONE\">set<\/span>ting\u00a0<span lang=\"X-NONE\">\u00a0up a committee to oversee the implementation of the programme alongside Aliko Dangote Foundation\u00a0<\/span>staff.\u00a0<span lang=\"X-NONE\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2747130378MsoNormal\">Since\u00a0<span id=\"yiv2747130378yMail_cursorElementTracker_1613325246831\" lang=\"X-NONE\">2016, the Foundation automated the beneficiary enrolment and payment processes. In addition to the cash grants, beneficiaries were also given mobile phones and SIM cards by the Foundation. 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