By Amarah Joseph | Program officer
Project Summary
The Business Skill Training for women and youths in Nigeria is a mobile business training designed to serve the unique needs of individuals at the base of the economic pyramid by igniting their entrepreneurial mindset, making them be agents of change, and supporting them to start a sustainable business such that they will have a reliable income stream long into their future.
The business training has been implemented in 10 communities in Nigeria.
The business training Impact.
Findings from the street business school post program visits revealed there was over 99% financial increase in the income of the project beneficiaries compared to the financial report captured during the project baseline, mid-evaluation and exit visit.
11 months after the project implementation, follow-up visit to project beneficiaries revealed that 149 of 150 Participants (99%) are still in business and 43 of 150 participants (29%) have additional businesses and sources of income.
Update
Currently, 20 young women are being recruited for the Street Business School's 2023 cohort, and project activities have begun in Apo- Duste in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nigeria.
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