The objective of the program is to expand access to livelihood support and food security services, and grants for poor and vulnerable households and firms.
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…National FADAMA Programme, State Employment and Expenditure for Results (SEEFOR) and Youth Employment and Social Support Operations (YESSO) without creating another project implementation structure.
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NG-CARES leverages on past, successfully implemented government interventions such as Community and Social Development Project (CSDP), Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP), National Cash Transfer Programme (NCTP)
@NIG_CARES The NG-CARES programme seeks to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the livelihoods of poor individuals, farmers, vulnerable households, communities and owners of micro and small enterprises.
@NIG_CARES The project is aimed at mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on the poor and vulnerable groups and each state is coordinating the disbursement with the partnership of the Bank of Industry.
@NIG_CARES The impact of COVID-19 on the livelihood of the people cannot be over emphasised as Governments across the globe suffered economic recessions with millions of jobs lost in an unprecedented manner which makes the CARES programme not only timely but essential.
@NIG_CARES Diverse and severe impacts of the pandemic are being felt across the world with significant consequences on informal businesses, households and farmers who depended on their farm produce to survive.
@NIG_CARES The program outlines a two-year financial support to the states to fulfill program objectives in three key results areas:
(a) increasing cash transfers and livelihood support to poor and vulnerable households;
@NIG_CARES (b) increasing food security and safe functioning of food supply chains for poor households; and
(c) facilitating recovery of MSEs, while strengthening institutional support for coordination and delivery through a separate Investment Project Financing (IPF) component
@NIG_CARES The development objective of Program aims to expand access to livelihood support and food security services, and grants for poor and vulnerable households and firms.
@NIG_CARES The journey to expand access to livelihood support, food security services, and grants for poor and vulnerable households and firms is now becoming a reality.
Over 3,000 small-scale business owners in Kwara State are to benefit from the first batch of operational cost grants under the state COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (CARES) programme.