Nestle Nigeria kicks off 4th phase of empowerment scheme
By Oghale Mafuru
In line with the mandate to empower rural women across Nigeria, Nestle Nigeria, Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company has kicked off the 4th phase of its empowerment scheme in Port Harcourt.
The empowerment scheme tagged: Nestlé Empowering Rural Women in Nigeria which is designed to equip retailers with the requisite knowledge and support to scale up their businesses admitted an additional 50 women bringing the total number of beneficiaries to 200.
Speaking at the training and induction session in Port Harcourt, Mr. Khaled Ramadan Nestlé Nigeria’s Commercial Manager, said, “We are happy to fulfill our promise of expanding Nestlé’s Empowering Rural Women in Nigeria Project to reach more women in other parts of Nigeria. We are pleased with the progress made so far by the 150 currently benefiting from the project. The beneficiaries who currently enjoy the training and mentorship provided by Nestlé and her implementation partners –FDConsults, are reporting faster turnover and increased revenue as well as stronger visibility of their outlets within their locations. We are therefore confident that these additional 50 selected retailers in South-South, will also reap the full benefits of the support we are providing through training, mentorship, and grants.”
Mr. Phranklin Audu, Head, Partnerships & Training, FDConsults while commending the initiative said, “The Nestlé Empowering Rural Women project is such an amazing initiative. The progress and growth recorded by the women in the several states where the project is already ongoing are quite refreshing to see. We are talking about visible growth. Grade-C retailers are moving up the distribution ladder and more importantly, these women are doing more sales turnovers thereby earning higher incomes for themselves. We must commend the visioners of this project and the entire project team for staying true to cause”.
Expressing her appreciation, one of the beneficiaries, Mrs. Joyce Nwaiwo, said, “I feel so happy about this opportunity. I still cannot believe that this is true, because it is just like a dream. I want to say a big thank you to Nestlé.”
The Nestlé Empowering Rural Women in Nigeria Project started in August 2021, in North Central Nigeria, with the induction of the first 50 women beneficiaries into the project from the suburbs of Abuja. The project moved to the South West and added an additional 50 beneficiaries, selected from the axis of Oshogbo, Ede, and Ilesha in Osun State. In the South East, 50 women were inducted from the Nsukka and Obolo-Afo axis of Enugu State.
With the additional 50 women recently inducted into the project in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the program which aims to reach 300 women across the country before the end of 2022 has so far reached 200 women.
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