โซ Steering Wheel โ Transport & Logistics
๐ฉท Pink Vehicle โ Women-operated mobility solutions
โ๏ธ Sun โ Renewable Energy
โก Thunderbolt โ Clean Energy
โฝ CNG Tank โ Hybrid & CNG Solutions
๐ฟ Vegetation โ Climate-Smart Agriculture
๐ฉโ๐ง Women & Children โ Community Empowerment
Yes, it's logical in contexts with high rates of harassment on mixed transportโoffering women a voluntary safe, comfortable option while creating jobs for female drivers.
It's practiced worldwide:
- Japan (Tokyo/Osaka women-only train cars since 2000s)
- India (SheTaxi in Kerala, women-only metro cars in Delhi/Mumbai)
- Mexico (women-only buses in Mexico City)
- Dubai (pink ladies taxis + metro cars)
- Also Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, New York (SheRides), and more.
Kano's Mata Zalla fits this global pattern for empowerment + safety.
A group of women in Kano has launched a women-only tricycle transport service called โMata Zalla.โ
The initiative introduces special Keke Napep operated exclusively by women and designed to serve only female passengers.
The organisers say the service is aimed at creating a safer and more comfortable transport option for women, while also providing economic opportunities for female riders. Fares on the Mata Zalla tricycles are also said to be cheaper than regular keke services operating in the city.
โMata Zalla,โ which translates roughly to โWomen Only,โ is expected to operate on selected routes within Kano and will be driven entirely by trained female operators.
When farmers thrive, communities grow.
We are proud to support the launch of electric agro-cargo vehicles in Kano โ powering cleaner transport, greener markets, and greater opportunities for smallholders. Here's a snippet of the event: https://t.co/0sbHVpYFQs
#GreenInnovation
In case you missed...
The Commissioning of #MataZalla Smart Agro Cargo Project officially launched! ๐๐ฟ
Empowering women, promoting climate-smart logistics & driving sustainable growth in Northern Nigeria โ with support from @PropcomPlus ๐
#WomenInAg#GreenLogistics
The #MataZalla Smart Agro Cargo Project has officially launched! ๐๐ฟ
Empowering women, promoting climate-smart logistics & driving sustainable growth in Northern Nigeria โ with support from @PropcomPlus ๐
#WomenInAg#GreenLogistics
In Kano:
โ 12 agro-cargo electric vehicles for transporting agro-produce from farm gate to markets
โ 12 electric motorcycles to aid last-mile delivery of animal vaccines
@UKinNigeria is driving real change - with cleaner transport, stronger communities @Propcomplus & @MataZalla
๐ Today marks a bold step toward climate-smart agriculture and women-led innovation in ๐ณ๐ฌ
@Propcomplus & @MataZalla launch a fleet of electric agro-cargo vehicles in Kanoโreducing emissions, boosting productivity, and empowering women.
#EVLaunch#ClimateAction#WomenInAgri
Proud to have implemented an EV training program in partnership with the Energy Commission and NADDC. The program, designed in collaboration with SEFORALL and AfricaNev, equipped students, private sector companies, and government employees with skills in EV assembly
The Honorable Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, @ChiefUcheNnaji has launched the Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Abuja, a joint project by the Electric Motor Vehicle Company (EMVC) and the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN).
Mata Zalla and Yar Baiwa womenโs cooperatives receive 120 Qoray electric vehicles, single largest fleet in an all women transportation ecosystem in Nigeria! @myQoray ย #KanoElectricWomen.