Category: Impact Stories

“The project did not teach us about the benefit of working as a group but also supported us with a tricycle from which we are able to support our individual business, earn a living and save in the cooperative’s purse” – Ernest, the driver of the tricycle narrates. Ernest narrates that some members of his…

Aminci a 30-year old participant from the remote community of Imbru in Numan local government is demonstrating the potentials and power that lies in supporting young women through access to finance, capacity strengthening and community based market linkages. Aminci has not only improved her production capacity but has also embraced innovation, branding and packaging to…

Through the Youth in work project, young women like Praise Levi, a 25-year-old woman from Girei is gaining greater control over household income by engaging in business activity. “I struggled to access finance in the form of loan to boost my business and there was no meaningful progress over the years”. Inability to access funds…

Adamu is an aggregator and head of his household with two wives from Gombi community in Adamawa state. As a participant under the Youth in Work project, he participated actively in the gender transformation sessions that seek to promote women engagements in livelihood and business activities. “I came back after one of the sessions and…

Just a few years ago, Ummukalma began her journey of processing as a business in order to support herself and family. She struggled with low sales and patronage even within her immediate community. Today, everything looks positively different. Thanks to WFP’s Youth in Work Project with support from Mastercard Foundation where Ummukalma was trained on…

“Before this program, I gave less concern to observing food safety and hygiene while processing my product. More so, my production level was low likewise the turnover but now I have learnt how to keep my environment clean and practice good hygiene alongside better product packaging”, Sirandu mentions. Sirandu is a mother and female processor…

In Guruki, a remote agrarian community in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Elizabeth Mohammed, a 28-year-old young woman living with a disability, is quietly redefining what inclusive economic opportunity can look like when young people are equipped with the right skills, confidence, and support systems. Her journey reflects the power of investing in…

In Adamawa state, young women are breaking barriers and unlocking the much potentials in the girl-child for achieving sustainable business growth through effective mentorship and coaching with hands-on skills acquisition. Despite the societal stigma against women engaging in tool fabrication, Suraiya holds her ground and never yielded to pressure to back out and now she…