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WOMEN DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION (WODIA)
-Expanding opportunities, enriching lives...    
Micro-credit Sustainability and Poverty-Reduction Project

Theme :    Delivering The Grassroots From Financial Powerlessness



Topic:     "How and Where To Obtain Small Loans and Medium Scale
Loans For Personal and Business Development " .


Project Duration : 3 Months- December 11, 2007 – March 25, 2008
                           (PHASES 1 AND 2)



Target Population: Grassroots Women and Marginalized Persons
                                                     
          
Country Of Implementation :  Lagos Nigeria

Implementation was in Two Phases. Phase One was the Major Seminar that brought
everybody together and Phase Two involved series of seminars held in various locations in
Lagos State.



Phase One
First Major Seminar  was held on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at the Multipurpose
Hall, Eko FM, LTV 8 Premises, Agidingbi, Ogba,
Ikeja, Lagos at 10 a.m .
See the report of the seminar here

Phase Two
Public seminars were held in Four different locations in Lagos State
from January 2008 to March 2008. They included Onigbongbo Local Government
Area Secretariat, Ikeja, Lagos ( January 29, 2008); Sandgrouse Market, Lagos
Island, Lagos (March 8, 2008- International Women's Day); Alade Market
Premises, Ikeja, Lagos (March 13, 2008) and Suenu Palace, Adeniji Adele Road,
Lagos Island, Lagos (March 18, 2008).
See the Report of Phase Two Here



Visitations were made on March 25, 2008 to three Open Markets in Lagos State by
Members of WODIA to hint the market women of the availability of loan facilities
with affordable terms that would make their businesses grow. The women were
equally informed of some organizations that needed distributors and marketers to
afford these helpless market women expand their trades for more profits.
This is in cognizance of the fact that  women being natural care providers spend 80
per cent of their profits on improving their lives, children and family
.

The Following Nigerian Organizations Participated in The Project

Gapbridge Micro Finance Bank Limited
Consolidated Hallmark Insurance PLC
Citiserve Micro finance Bank Limited
Poly Products Nigeria PLC
Forever Living Products Nigeria Limited

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM:
PURPOSE OF PROJECT:
HOW MICRO FINANCING CAN REDUCE POVERTY:
TARGET POPULATION:
METHODOLOGY AND PUBLICITY :
PARTICIPATION AND RESULTS:
IMPACT EVALUATION AND CONCLUSION:
           

         

         
           
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POVERTY-REDUCTION THROUGH ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND         
MICRO -CREDIT DELIVERY TO THE MASSES - A BRIEF DISCUSSION