Over 27,600 women in Benue State are to benefit from Bank of Agriculture, BOA, grants and other soft loans as part of efforts to empower women in the state to be self-reliant.
The Commissioner for Co-operatives and Rural Development Mrs. Joy Luga disclosed this on Monday in Makurdi.
Mrs. Luga said the inclusion of rural women in government plans is in line with the Governor’s Strategic Development Plan.
She appreciated the Governor for providing funds to be disbursed to women across the state .
The Commissioner intimated that the Ministry has commenced training of women in various skills and would offer soft loans to them after the training which include fashion/hair designing,beads making, beauty and cosmetics, soap, detergent making ,ICT training etc, adding that the loans would range from, One Hundred Thousand to Two Hundred Thousand Naira per individual.
Said she,”at our own level here in the ministry of cooperatives and Rural Development, we have mapped out modalities on how to empower the women in the society.
“We have trained women in cooperatives and associations to give them soft loans that will lift them from the poor level to at least, a higher level that they can stand and see that they are living better than they were before.
“We have trained them in various areas and we are about giving money to them any moment from now.
“The Executive Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia, is not relenting, and has ensured that money is available to be disbursed to the women”
She however, stated that the training and empowerment schemes does not exclude men as it will also advance their socio-economic status.
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