Olam Agri and the Sustainable Collective Advocacy for Africa Development Initiative have expanded their Community Resilience Opportunities for Women and Youth Project to Kwara State, following reported gains recorded among beneficiaries in Nasarawa and Benue states.
The programme is designed to equip women and young people, particularly those in vulnerable farming communities, with practical skills, business knowledge and livelihood opportunities to enable them to earn income and become economically independent.
The Kwara phase will also support women and youth farmers during off-farm seasons, when household incomes and employment opportunities often decline.
The initiative’s expansion follows the completion of its first phase in Nasarawa and Benue, where 100 vulnerable women and youths were trained between December 2025 and March 2026 in six trades — soap making, hairdressing, shoemaking, carpentry, tailoring and welding.
The beneficiaries received certified practical training, starter kits specific to their trades, as well as instruction in business management,
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