An additional 50 women are to benefit from the second phase of Nestlé Nigeria project – Empowering Rural Women in Nigeria. This brings the number of women reached so far under the program to 100. Nestlé targeted to reach 300 women across the country.
The beneficiaries comprising female retailers in Nestlé’s value chain, will receive grants valued at 300 per cent of their monthly sales in form of Nestlé products. They will also participate in training and mentorship programs which will enable them scale up their businesses, thereby increasing their household incomes.
Nestlé Nigeria’s Commercial Manager, Mr. Khaled Ramadan said, “We are happy to fulfil our promise of expanding Nestlé Empowering Rural Women in Nigeria to reach more women in other parts of Nigeria. We are pleased with the progress made by the first 50 beneficiaries who currently enjoy the training and mentorship provided by Nestlé and her implementation partners – Straplan Advisory Ltd. They are reporting faster turnover and increased revenue as well as stronger visibility of their outlets within their locations. We are therefore confident that the 50 selected retailers in South West Nigeria will also reap the full benefits of the support we are providing through training, mentorship and grants. In his remarks at the launch of the second phase in Oshogbo, Osun State, Mr.
Phranklin Audu, Lead Trainer & Head of Partnerships at Straplan Advisory Ltd, said, “Following the successful implementation of the pilot phase, the rural women empowerment project from Nestlé Nigeria in its second phase sees rural women from the South-Western Region (Osun & Ekiti States) benefiting from the economic and social empowerment initiative. We commend the Nestlé team for sustaining this initiative. To empower traders with 300 per cent of their current monthly revenue at zero cost to the beneficiaries is indeed worthy of commendation”
