BAUCHI (SUNDIATA POST)- The Federation of Muslim Women in Nigeria (FOMWAN), Bauchi State Chapter has supported five widows with N30,000 each as start-up capital for small scale business.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the empowerment took place on Saturday, during the general meeting of FOMWAN, in Bauchi.
Hajiya Fatima Dahuwa, the Chairperson, Board of Directors of the association, said that the empowerment aimed to support widows to become self-reliant.
“We expect that you will use N10,000 for feeding the orphans and N20,000 as start-up capital.
“We will be coming around to support and encourage your business, as well as provide strategies to sustain and expand through modern techniques and book keeping,” Dahuwa said.
Earlier, Hajiya Habiba Usman, Chairperson of the association, said that the empowerment of indigent women was in line with the 2024 FOMWAN week.
Usman gave the theme of the FOMWAN week as “Economic Empowerment for the Indigent Women: A Life Changing Venture for Self-reliance and Poverty Alleviation”.
She said the association would continue to support indigent women, to alleviate poverty among households.
Mrs Huwaila Muhammad, a mother of five orphans, on behalf of beneficiaries, appreciated the foresight of the leadership of the association in supporting widows and orphans.
She said it was good, coming at a time of economic hardship in the country.(NAN)
