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 as part of its micro-grant programme
Other states that are in line for the next phase of the micro-grant program are Ogun, Osun, Kwara, Edo, Rivers, Anambra, Ebonyi and Bauchi.
A breakdown of the disbursement shows that N880 million was distributed to 88,000 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 N540 million in Borno State. Furthermore, 40,000 women received N400 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 34,000 women and youth benefitted from N340 million in Yobe State.
According to the Foundation, in some States, mobile phones and bank cards to start up or improve their income-generating activities were added to the grants as a delivery mechanism for the funds in partnership with the respective State and Local Governments and mobile money/bank operators.
The Managing Director, ADF, Zouera Youssoufou stated that the Board of the Foundation has already approved the next phase of disbursement of the N10 billion programme designed to provide 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.
The programme is implemented in partnership with State governments that work with committees set up to reach the ward levels to ensure that the appropriate beneficiaries are reached for a one-time, un-conditional N10,000.00 cash grant to meet immediate household consumption and economic needs.
“As 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, divorcees, widows with multiple dependents, and extremely poor residents in these communities”, she said.
Since 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. In the last two states, the scheme was implemented, the Foundation partnered with a leading commercial bank to open bank accounts and provide ATM card for each beneficiary.
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