{"id":11422,"date":"2019-11-24T23:27:45","date_gmt":"2019-11-24T23:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/ng\/?p=6001"},"modified":"2019-11-24T23:27:45","modified_gmt":"2019-11-24T23:27:45","slug":"interview-foremost-amazon-leading-the-way-for-girl-child-education-in-africa-rural-women-in-nigeria-will-occupy-key-leadership-positions-in-a-short-distance-aisha-babangida-chairperson-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/interview-foremost-amazon-leading-the-way-for-girl-child-education-in-africa-rural-women-in-nigeria-will-occupy-key-leadership-positions-in-a-short-distance-aisha-babangida-chairperson-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Foremost Amazon leading the way for Girl-child education in Africa! ‘Rural Women in Nigeria will occupy key leadership positions in a short distance’-Aisha BABANGIDA, Chairperson, Better Life Program for the African Rural Woman …technology businesses will be headed, owned by women, as they become pacesetters in the development of agriculture in communities *Access to education, health care, and empowerment are greatest problems facing African women * Women should work together as a unit to produce female leaders in Africa * Nigeria has no choice but to support the growth of the Girl-Child *Reveals: * ‘African women take lead in Liberia, Ethopia. We have seen the strength of the women in Sudan. I am very positive we can still witness several women presidents in Africa’ *Recalled memorable moments she helped a rural woman turned successful entrepreneur *PLUS highpoint of her empowerment program for Girl-child and women in Africa GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU\/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Interview:\nForemost Amazon leading the way for Girl-child education in Africa!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Rural\nWomen in Nigeria will occupy key leadership positions in a short\ndistance’-Aisha\nBABANGIDA, Chairperson, Better Life Program for the African Rural\nWoman <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…technology\nbusinesses will be headed, owned by women, as they become pacesetters\nin the development of agriculture in communities<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Access\n to education, health care, and empowerment are greatest problems\nfacing African women<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

*\nWomen should work together as a unit to produce female leaders in\nAfrica<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

*\nNigeria has no choice but to support the growth of the Girl-Child<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Reveals:\n* ‘African women take lead in Liberia, Ethopia. We have seen the\nstrength of the women in Sudan. I am very positive we can still\nwitness several women presidents in Africa’ <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Recalled\nmemorable moments she helped a rural woman turned successful\nentrepreneur <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*PLUS\nhighpoint of her empowerment program for Girl-child and women in\nAfrica <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SHE\nIS AN OUTSTANDING NIGERIAN LEADER IN HER OWN RIGHTS. AISHA BABANGIDA,\nthe radiant, ever beautiful first daughter of former Nigeria’s\nPresident, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida is a hardworking woman of\nsubstance, an entrepreneur, businesswoman and humanitarian leader in\nNigeria. She is committed to Girl-child education, female empowerment\nand increasing women’s rights throughout Africa by providing\ncommunities the assistance they need to thrive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aisha,\nthe Chairperson of the Better Life Program for the African Rural\nWoman is so passionate in ensuring that African women occupy\npositions in leadership in Africa. Through her work with the Better\nLife Program, Aisha carries on her mother’s legacy and furthers her\npersonal passions for community outreach and empowering women. The\nBetter Life Program provides communities with access to adult\nliteracy programmes, skills acquisition and financial literacy.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This\ncharming woman, Founder of Egwafin Microfinance Bank, which she\nopened in 2016 that focuses on providing \u201cunbankable\u201d women\naccess to funding and financial resources, in order to help them\nthrive, being also the Founder of the Tasnim Foundation, she had an\ninteractive chat with GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU\/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau\nChief, the graduate of the United Nations Institute for Training and\nResearch, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and\nINSEAD (\u201cThe Business School for the World\u201d) talks about the\nchallenges Girl-child in Africa is facing, empowerment program for\nRural Women and other issues:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naija\nStandard Newspaper: What are the greatest challenges facing rural\nwomen in Nigeria? <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lack\nof necessities that are her rights: access to education, health care,\nand empowerment. <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naija\nStandard Newspaper: Why do you think the rural women in Nigeria are\nnot given equal opportunities as entrepreneurs like the men? <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well\nfirst, we must know that the rural women are key to the development\nof any Nation. Economically, socially, and especially environmentally\nthey are agents of achieving these. So these are enough reason to\nsupport them all the way. We need to be aware of them, their needs\nand how they are key to our own development and develop a systematic\napproach to their business. <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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