The domestication and implementation of the Women’s Economic Empowerment policy will lift over 2 million women out of poverty in Kano state.
This is just as the Development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC) said that when domesticated and implemented, the policy will contribute 30% of the economic growth of Kano state.
While speaking at a two-day validation workshop on the domestication of the Women’s Economic Empowerment Policy (WEE) in Kaduna, the commissioner, Ministry of Women, Children, and the Disabled, Hajiya Aisha Lawal Saji said domesticating the policy in the state is a commitment to advancing women’s economic empowerment in the state.
The WEE validation workshop, organised by the Ministry of Women Affairs, Children, and the Disabled, is in collaboration with the development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC), and supported by the Ford Foundation, Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund, and Ithe WEE Catalyst Fund Partners, Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative.
The commissioner, who was represented by her Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Muntaka Iliyasu Yakasai said the state has viewed the WEE policy as a vision that will enable every woman in Kano State to pursue their dreams, contribute to the economy, and enhance the welfare of their respective family members.
She explained that empowering women is not just a matter of social justice, but a key driver of sustainable development.
The commissioner commended partners, donors, and other civil society organizations for their commitment and investment in the domestication of the policy, hoping that they will support in investing in the implementation of the policy when it is launched next year.
Earlier, the Executive Director of the Development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC), Dr. Judith Ann Walker, represented by the Director of Partnership and Communications, Hassan Aliyu Karofi, described the WEE policy as a catalyst for national development and growth.
Also speaking at the event, the Executive Director of IWEI, representing the WEE Catalyst Fund Partner (Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative and Fable Advisory), Hajiya Amina Hanga, pledged her organization's support to ensure the full implementation of the policy when domesticated.