The Kaduna State Government has approved N4.5billion as a special intervention for no fewer than 15,000 women in the state.
The state government has also expressed its commitment to the domestication of the National Women’s Economic Empowerment Policy.
The Commissioner for Human Services and Social Development, Hajiya Rabi Salisu, made this known at a one-day citizens’ engagement workshop.
It was organised by the Development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC), to support the domestication of the national policy in the state Friday in Kaduna
She disclosed that the state was determined to invest in women and girls through various interventions in economic development, education, agriculture, and entrepreneurship
While commending the centre for supporting the state in domesticating the policy, Salisu assured that the state would be a pacesetter in promoting, developing, and uplifting the standard of living of women.
The commissioner also said, ”So far, so good in the areas of social intervention, cash transfers, skills acquisition, education, and social development,” adding that launching the policy would enable more investment and inclusion in the state.
Earlier, the Executive Director of the centre, Dr Judith-Ann Walker, represented by the Director of Partnerships and Communications, Malam Hassan Karofi, said the rationale behind the support to the state was to support inclusion
She added that 24 more states have been earmarked to be supported to domesticate the policy.
Walker said that Nigeria stood to earn over $2.5billion in investment and economic growth when the policy was domesticated and implemented by the sub-nationals.
She added that with over 50 per cent of the citizens as women, Kaduna State stoods to benefit from the immense economic opportunities derivable from empowered women.
In her presentation, the Gender Lead at the Albright Stonebridge Group, Mrs Rimicit Aboki, challenged the sub-national governments to explore the value inherent in domesticating and implementing the policy to unlock the potential of women’s economic empowerment.
In her remarks ,the World Bank representative,Julia Vaillan ,Head, Nigeria Gender Innovation Lab represented by Mr Musa Yusuf commended the state government for embracing the policy.
She assured that the bark would provide technical assistance to the state to support the domestication of the policy. (NAN).
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