Better Life Program for the African Rural Woman
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Founded Since 1987
Company Description
Better Life Program for the African Rural Woman
(BLPARW)
BLPARW is a non-profit Organisation founded in 1987. Our vision is to see an emergence of a well-informed, economically and socio-politically empowered African woman participating effectively in the process of national development and the promotion of family values, and as a result, living better. To achieve this, we run Adult Literacy programs, Empowerment Support initiatives, and provide access to finance. We facilitate these with our local and international partners as well as our members.
WHY WE EXIST
We are poised to unleash the potential of the African rural woman so that she redefines her future and that of her daughter. We ensure women get the literacy support; technical and financial training they need to ensure they play active roles in their children’s education and manage their businesses effectively.
OUR NEXT JOURNEY
We are launching a new strategy which will be implemented over the next five years. This plan, we believe will make lasting change for those who need us most. Under each section of the plan, we have a set of objectives designed to make the biggest possible impact on the lives of vulnerable girls and women across Africa.
WE NEED YOU
Our partners and members are crucial to the organization. We work together as one big team, combining our skills and experiences across sectors to enhance mutual learning from one another and to ensure sustained developmental efforts. These we do in order to build a better future for young girls and women of Africa.
Mrs. Maryam Babangida
Mrs. Maryam Babangida advocated for women at every opportunity at regional, national and international arenas. She launched the project, Better Life Program for the (African) Rural Woman in 1987. The purpose was to achieve gender equity with special focus on rural women.
The program was conceived to have direct impact on the lives of rural women who were described as the most sidelined, poorest and therefore the most vulnerable in African nations.
The objectives of the program were to reduce maternal and child mortality rate by increasing basic healthcare facilities for women, provide income generating opportunities in agriculture and cottage industries, to integrate rural women into national development plans and develop educational training for women.
Mrs. Maryam Babangida’s foresight, relentless drive, uncommon determination and her well known commitment to excellence are responsible for the immense progress and success of the Better Life Program for the African Rural Woman.
She went further to establish the National Commission for Women in Nigeria, the Maryam Babangida National Centre for Women Development in Abuja, Nigeria.
Maryam Babangida lived a good life and left indelible footprints on the sands of time. She was a trailblazer who left a legacy of inestimable value.
CONTACT US
Office Address
90 Aminu Kano Cresent, Wuse 2, Abuja, Nigeria
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