Women Economic Empowerment

When a woman earns, an entire household rises.

24,400
Women targeted
244
Wards covered
100
Women per ward
Women first · 100% for women§ Reserved for women

Every grant, clinic and cooperative slot in this programme goes to women.

  • 100 women per ward — 24,400 women across all 244 wards
  • Widows, nursing mothers and female heads of household are assessed first
  • Women-only business clinics and cooperatives where preferred
§ Overview

What this programme is

The Women Economic Empowerment Programme is the flagship of the City Boy Movement in Sokoto State. It is built on a simple conviction: the fastest route to household stability is a woman with her own income.

Working ward by ward, we identify women already trading, farming, tailoring or processing food at a small scale, and give them the capital, tools and mentoring they need to move from survival to enterprise.

Our target is 100 women in each of the 244 wards — 24,400 women reached across the 23 Local Government Areas of Sokoto State.

§ How it works

Core components

01

Start-up & Growth Grants

Direct, non-repayable support to restock, buy equipment or expand an existing trade, disbursed transparently through ward committees.

02

Business Skills Clinics

Practical training in pricing, record keeping, savings discipline, customer service and simple digital selling.

03

Cooperative Formation

Women are organised into ward cooperatives so they can buy in bulk, save together and negotiate better prices.

04

Mentorship Circles

Established traders and women entrepreneurs mentor new beneficiaries for at least six months after disbursement.

§ Who qualifies

Eligibility

Women's quota: 100% for womenEvery grant, clinic and cooperative slot in this programme goes to women.

  • Woman resident in any ward of Sokoto State
  • Registered member of the City Boy Movement
  • Operating or ready to start a small trade or enterprise
  • Willing to join a ward cooperative and attend training
§ Getting in

Four steps to benefit

  1. 1

    Register

    Complete membership registration online or at your ward coordination point.

  2. 2

    Ward Screening

    Your ward committee verifies residence and enterprise details.

  3. 3

    Training

    Attend the business skills clinic for your cohort.

  4. 4

    Support & Follow-up

    Receive your support package and enter the six-month mentoring cycle.

§ Why it matters

Women are the single largest beneficiary group of the entire agenda. Every empowered woman supports an average of six dependants — reaching 24,400 women means touching well over 140,000 lives across Sokoto State.

* Participation is subject to eligibility, available resources and programme guidelines.