The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs has reiterated its commitment to empower women for economic growth and climate change improvement.
This was stated by the permanent secretary of the ministry, Alhaji Aliyu Shehu-Shinkafi in Abuja recently, during the 22nd Regular National Council on Women Affairs’ (NCWA) meeting, with the theme, “Gender Inclusivity and Women Economic Empowerment: Making the Change Work for Women and Children.”
To encourage women’s financial independence and to boost the nation’s economy, Shehu-Shinkafi said the ministry would continue to implement policies and programmes that would empower women economically.
He also implored organisations to partner with the ministry in providing affordable renewable energy, particularly cooking stoves for rural dwellers that would tackle the reliance on firewood for cooking.
In her remarks, CEO Women Chamber of Commerce, Agriculture, Mines and Industry (WCCI), Hajiya Zainab Mohammed, described women as the vocal cords for sustainable growth and development of a nation.
In a bid to address issues around exportation, importation, climate change affecting rural women farmers, Mohammed said that the chamber creates a platform that connects the African women entrepren
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