Our Impact
Women & Youth Empowerment — Equare Secondary School, Ekpoma (Nov 2023)
A 3-day youth & women empowerment programme delivered at Equare Secondary School, Ekpoma (Esan West LGA) in November 2023, training 420 participants in modern, cost-effective farming techniques. Each participant received a ₦50,000 seed grant after training.
This programme combined practical hands-on training in improved crop production and small-scale agribusiness with post-training start-up support (cash grant and input packages). Training covered affordable soil improvement, seed selection, climate-smart practices, post-harvest handling and basic business planning tailored to smallholder youth and women.
Objectives
- Build competence in low-cost, high-yield farming techniques for youth & women.
- Increase household incomes via agricultural enterprise and collective marketing.
- Facilitate access to start-up capital and inputs for immediate planting cycles.
Target beneficiaries / selection
- Total: 420 participants (women & youth).
- Selection criteria: residents of Esan West LGA, age 18–45 for youth stream, women smallholder farmers prioritized; basic literacy preferred.
- Equity: target at least 60% women and 40% youth (or vice-versa per your policy).
Women & Youth Empowerment — Irrua, Esan Central LGA (Soap Making + Root Tuber Farming)
A hybrid programme in Irrua focusing on soap production (value-added micro-enterprise), root tuber (cassava/yam) farming techniques, and distribution of farm implements. Participants also received ₦35,000 each.
This programme blended agro-production training (root tuber husbandry) with a cottage industry skill (soap making) to diversify income streams. It included practical demonstrations for tuber propagation and soap formulation, packaging and basic marketing.
Objectives
- Diversify livelihoods by pairing crop production with value-adding activities.
- Improve productivity for root tuber production through best agronomic practices.
- Create micro-enterprises producing soap for local markets.
Target beneficiaries
- Community members of Irrua and Esan Central LGA (mixed youth & women).
- Beneficiaries: those with small landholdings and micro-enterprise interest.Objectives
- Diversify livelihoods by pairing crop production with value-adding activities.
- Improve productivity for root tuber production through best agronomic practices.
- Create micro-enterprises producing soap for local markets.
Infrastructure Project — Illeh Primary School: 4-Classroom Block (Esan West LGA)
Construction and furnishing of a new 4-classroom block at Illeh Primary School in Esan West LGA to improve learning environments and increase classroom capacity.
A community-focused infrastructure investment delivering a 4-unit classroom block, including basic furniture (desks/benches). Works included site preparation, community engagement, and a handover ceremony.
Outputs & KPIs
- 4 functional classrooms; increased capacity of students
Women Empowerment — Baking & Confectionery Training (Igueben / Igueben LGA)
A practical baking & confectionery training for 400 women (multiple day workshop series), including hands-on baking sessions, recipe scaling, hygiene, packaging, and a ₦50,000 post-training cash support per participant.
A demand-driven technical and business training that equips women with production skills (bread, cake, pastry), basic food safety and hygiene, cost-pricing and small business management to transition to micro-enterprise. Includes equipment demonstration and starter cash.
Objectives
- Provide marketable baking skills and create pathways to micro-enterprise.
- Improve food safety practices and product shelf life.
- Support business start-up with a liquidity injection and market linkages.
Target beneficiaries
- 400 women (Igueben LGA + surrounding communities).
- Priority: unemployed/underemployed women, market traders, micro-entrepreneurs.
Equipment & inputs
- Shared starter kit per cohort.
- Starter ingredient pack & hygiene kits for participants.
- Cash grant: ₦50,000 disbursed upon completion (per participant, as per screenshot).
Outputs & KPIs
- 400 trained; 400 cash grants.
- At least 35% start a small baking business or join a cooperative within 3 months.
- Number of women accessing market stalls or adopting collective branding.