Anambra State Govt Inaugurates Steering Committee For NFWP-SU…

Anambra State Government has inaugurated a steering committee for the Nigeria for Women Programme-Scale Up, NFWP-SU, a Federal Government’s social investment programme aimed at lifting Nigerian women out of poverty.

Governor Chukwuma Soludo inaugurated the committee which is one of the requirements for a state to qualify for the Nigeria for Women Programme-Scale Up, NFWP-SU, at the Government House Awka.

The Nigeria for Women Programme-Scale Up, is a United States five hundred million dollars credit to the federal government for an eight years national women empowerment programme to support women with improved livelihood opportunities in targeted communities.

The project is designed to develop and strengthen new and existing women affinity groups with a strong livelihood focused to enhance household income.

Inaugurating the group, the Anambra state Governor, represented by his Deputy, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim encouraged them to bring their expertise to bare and work to ensure that the primary objective of the programme which is to lift women out of poverty is actualized at the end.

Speaking on behalf of others, the Chairman of the Committee, and Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Mrs Chiamaka Nnake represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr Stephanie Kelly-Uzor promised to render selfless service to the state through the opportunity given to them to serve Ndi Anambra.

The Committee has Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mrs Chiamaka Nnake as its Chairperson, the Coordinator, State Operation Coordinating Unit, Mrs Nkoli Anyaegbunam as the Secretary, Commissioner for Education, Professor Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, that of Women Affairs, Lady Ify Obinabo, Mr Foster Ihejiofor of Agriculture Ministry, and that of Health, Dr Afam Obidike, Commissioner for Finance, Commissioner for Power and Water Resources, and Commissioner for Justice are members of the committee.

Others are the State Operations Coordinating Unit, an office that is responsible for generation of social register for the program and other social investment programs in the state, Focal Person on SDG, representatives of House Committee on Social Investment and Poverty Alleviation, Workers Organizations, People living with disability, Civil Society Organisations, National Identity Management Agency, Pension Commission, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, Anambra state Health Insurance Agency, Anambra Chamber of Commerce, Anambra State Cash Transfer Unit, and Special Adviser to the Governor on Development Partner Coordination.