This programme is the continuation of the 'rural market moni' scheme but now rechristened "
According to the founder of the foundation, Dr. Felix King Eiremiokhae, "Rural communities are the most hit during this period with cases of malnutrition and malaria rising in numbers, and sources of income depilated.
In 2019, the foundation launched goal 36, 000 by 2029. This initiative is a target to reach and impact thirty-six thousand women in 10 years and despite the effect of the pandemic, the foundation still believe in the goal.
He said, "Much has been achieved through the rural women market moni and WIFARM schemes, but with COVID-19 pandemic, the need to re-access the programme with a strategy that works with present reality made it possible to this modification," he stated.
To hit the ground running, the founder revealed that an initial
On how the balance will be raised, Eiremiokhae mentioned that the balance of the funds will be raised through a dollar for dollar match system.
Speaking on the empowerment of women, he said, "We believe that when you provide women with capital and convening opportunities to network, you have empowered voices that speak and make the communities peaceful, prosperous and great."
"The programme will help secure a place for rural African women to thrive and lead their families, communities, and the continent into a new arena of hope and progress, as nations recover from COVID-19."
He said that women will be supported through a cooperative based programme, which has been an old age tradition women use to support each other in the rural communities.. Registration of meeting groups is starting the first week in September and Edo state will be the launching pad, Eiremiokhae revealed.
To achieve this, meeting groups will align women of common interests into a meeting group and pitch their group's interest for the foundation to attain to their needs according to these groups' interest.
In the early days of the pandemic in
Prior to the establishment of
In 2018, Eiremiokhae earned the
Eiremiokhae, a firm believer in the empowerment of rural African women, believed that Better life for rural African women will bring hope, progress , prosperity and development to the hardworking but disadvantaged women and their communities as the world recovers from covid-19.
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