WealthyGen provided life-changing empowerment for fifteen (15) widows in Abatete, Nigeria by opening businesses for them and training them to earn their own income and become financially independent.
Video Report – Empowerment for Widows in Abatete
Financial Literacy, Financial Inclusion and Success Skills Training
On May 5, 2022, WealthyGen kicked off the Women Empowerment Project for widows (WE Project) and led the selected 15 widows through success skills training and financial literacy education to teach them the basics of saving money and growing their chosen income-generating business.
WealthyGen facilitated the account opening process and financial literacy training at Zikora Microfinance Bank, located at Eke Agu, Abatete. We opened an individual savings account for all the fifteen (15) widows, and thanks to the financial literacy training, they now have the knowledge and skills to use banking services, manage and grow their money.
We want every widow we empower to succeed, so we provided training on how they can successfully run their chosen income-generating businesses. From customer management to product replenishment, pricing, and record keeping; WealthyGen trained these women so they can hit the ground running from day 1.
The Full Empowerment
On May 7, 2022, WealthyGen successfully provided full empowerment to the fifteen (15) widows with everything they need to start generating income of their own to support their families. This took place at Agbaja Community Center, Abatete.
We want to extend our gratitude to the Igwe of Abatete, HRM, Igwe Engr. Emeka Efobi and the Onowu Abatete, Ichie Pius Ezeigwe for sanctioning this project for the widows in this community; and to the Chairman of Agbaja Community and his members, Chief Annie Ekunie, and Rev. Fr. Michael Nwobodo for coming out to witness this empowerment event.
Empowerment Highlights
We have highlighted below, the widows and their full empowerment with the businesses they have chosen.
Ten 10 widows indicated they wanted to sell food items. WealthyGen empowered all 10 of them with different kinds of food items they can start selling immediately: Bags of rice, beans, garri, ogbono, egusi, crayfish, grinding machines, spices, spaghetti, umbrella stands, and many more!
WealthyGen empowered Mrs. Obi with a brand new water pumping machine and the hoses to help her pump water from a nearby river to provide irrigation to her vegetable farm. This will help her to produce and sell vegetables all year round, and continue to make income of her own no matter the season.
WealthyGen empowered Mrs. Aroh with bags of fertilizer that she can start selling right away to start generating income of her own. Mrs. Akudo was empowered with assorted items such as tissue papers, detergents, soaps, snacks, assorted drinks, cookies, candies, umbrella stand and many more items she can start selling immediately.
WealthyGen empowered Mrs. Ejekam with assorted jewelries, cosmetics, umbrella stand and hair accessories for her beauty business. Mrs. Okonkwo was empowered to start a poultry farm. WealthyGen provided her with birds, bags of feeds and all the medications she needs to raise the birds and start generating income.
We hope you enjoyed learning bout the impact we are making. You can help us make a greater impact. Your support will put a smile on the faces of widows struggling to fight poverty. Learn more about our Women Empowerment Project (WE Project) for Widows and empower a widow here.
