LAPO MfB, Wevvo, Reiterate Support For Women Breadwinners

LAPO Microfinance Bank Limited, (LAPO MfB), a premium microfinance institution in Sub-Saharan Africa, has collaborated with Wevvo, a Non-Governmental Organization to provide support to female breadwinners, notably; Widows, Divorcee or Single Mothers.

Explaining the collaboration, in a statement made available to GreenWhiteGreen GWG, Cynthia Ikponmwosa, Managing Director, LAPO MfB reiterated that “LAPO MfB is a pro-women organization, which has for over 30 years provided easy access to micro-credits to women and free social advocacy services: health, legal aids, skills acquisition and scholarships for clients children to bridge the poverty gaps in a sustainable manner. Today, over one trillion Naira has been disbursed to women in Nigeria.

“Women and children are among the most vulnerable groups in the world; this partnership is an alignment of vision aimed at #breakingbias and bridging vulnerability by providing easy access to financial  services (i.e. credit, savings, insurance products) and social support system to this “special” set of women who are already breadwinners for their families in the society.

In the same light, Weyinmi Eribo , the  Founder and Chief Community Builder of Wevvo  Nigeria reiterating the collaboration with LAPO MfB said: “this initiative is born out of the genuine passion to #breakthebias among these categories of women to enable them  compete favourably, be of more value to themselves, their families  and communities.”

“This partnership will among other things provide; speedy and easy access to credit facilities for economically active female breadwinners; work force and capacity training; savings and investment options; business advisory services; and other social interventions.”

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