Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has distributed the Conditional Cash Transfers to 8,225 adolescent girls in all 14 local government areas of the state.
The governor officially commenced disbursing funds for the ACRESAL and AGILE projects at Garba Nadama Hall, J.B. Yakubu State Secretariat in Gusau, the state capital.
The 8,225 secondary school girls who were selected from the poorest and most vulnerable households are each expected to receive N40,000, to support their continued enrolment and transition through school.
Additional tranches of ten thousand Naira each for the second and third school terms will bring the total support to N60,000 per session, through the parents or caregivers.
Governor Dauda Lawal approved a total sum of three hundred and twenty-two million Naira for this first batch.
Currently, arrangements for the second batch of beneficiaries are in progress.
He highlighted that the event symbolically provides financial support to beneficiaries of the ACReSAL and AGILE projects, which align with his administration’s focus on education, inclusive growth, social protection, and environmental resilience.
Governor Lawal said, under the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes, (ACReSAL) project, his administration has disbursed the Community Revolving Fund to 500 beneficiaries in Gusau, Bungudu, and Kaura Namoda, and the fund seeks to support grassroot environmental and economic initiatives, reflecting their commitment to combating land degradation, promoting sustainable agriculture, and enhancing livelihoods, in the face of climate challenges.
The Coordinator of the Adolescent Girls’ Initiative and Empowerment, AGILE Project, Sa’adatu Abdul-Gusau, speaks on efforts to get many adolescent girls enrolled, retained, and completing their schooling in Zamfara.
The administration is committed to tackling and overcoming all barriers, whether economic, infrastructural or social, that prevent their daughters from accessing and completing their education.
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Governor Lawal, reassures the people of Zamfara State, that this administration will continue to pursue policies and programmes that deliver meaningful impact, especially at the grassroots, as it remains committed to transparency and accountability.
Editor : Ena Agbanoma
