Descripción detallada

Gwarinpa is a district in the phase 3 development plan of Abuja, Nigeria and is about 42mins drive (41km) to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja and 16mins drive (14km) to Central Business District. Living within this massive estate, is the original indigenes of the land of the Gbagyi tribe who are in loosely linked cluster settlements called the Gwarinpa village. Eighty percent of economic activities in this community are carried out by these women who are dependent on peasant trading and other meager activities to sustain their livelihood with little or nothing from their husbands. The Economic Empowerment project was initiated with the training of the women in different skills such as liquid detergent, hand sanitizers and disinfectants making as well as other skills. The effect of this project on the economic life of these women and the community will reduce unemployment and improving the well-being of a lot of families through revenue generation increase.

Evaluación de las necesidades de la comunidad: Modo que utilizó el equipo del proyecto para identificar las necesidades de la comunidad.

The Economic Empowerment project was initiated with the training of the women in different skills such as liquid detergent, hand sanitizers and disinfectants making as well as other skills. We marketed as well as patronized their products and in the last Rotary year set up and eqquipped an economic empowerment centre of which you supported financially. As a continuum, we have decided to enlarge the capacity of this project to impact on about 500 more women. A bigger building has been secured for this project in a different location within the village which has to upgraded to meet up with the required standard and properly equipped to serve the purpose of the project.

Impacto del proyecto: Modo en que el proyecto ayudará a la comunidad una vez finalizado este.

The effect of this project on the economic life of these women and the community in general can not be overemphasized as it will create a multiple jobs that will engage all classes of people in the community, thereby reducing unemployment and improving the well-being of a lot of families through revenue generation increase.

Sostenibilidad: Modo en que se mantendrán los beneficios del proyecto una vez finalizado este.

The successful actualization of this project can only be done with your collaboration and support, financially and otherwise. This would earn both clubs a joint achievement of one of the focus areas of Rotary – Economic Empowerment & Community Development. It would also set a major step for a long term relationship between both clubs for other clubs to emulate.