nigeria for women project nfwp

Name

nigeria for women project nfwp

Legal name

Nigeria for Women Project (NFWP)

Website

https://nfwp.gov.ng

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Economic Empowerment and Rural Development Services

NAICS

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Microenterprise Group Lending (Joint Liability) (FSAKAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cash Assistance & Social Safety Net Delivery for Displaced Populations (BPADAHAH)

Keywords

• Women economic empowerment
• Community savings groups
• Livelihood development program
• Gender inclusive finance
• Rural women empowerment

Headquarters

HQ city

Abuja

HQ country

Nigeria

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. World Bank IDA Funding: The Nigeria for Women Project is primarily funded by the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank's arm for the poorest countries. The first phase received $100 million from IDA for implementation from 2018-2024 across six states. The scale-up phase (NFWP-SU) is a $540 million initiative.
2. Federal Government Counterpart Funding: Federal Government of Nigeria provides counterpart funding and institutional support through the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs. State governments also contribute through counterpart funding arrangements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

NFWP operates the Women Affinity Group (WAG) program, a community-led platform that organizes rural and semi-urban Nigerian women into grassroots savings groups of 15-25 members to receive financial literacy training, business and livelihood skills training, group-based savings and credit access, livelihood grants, and linkage to formal financial services. The program also establishes Livelihood Collectives (agricultural value-chain enterprises receiving up to USD 50,000 each) and Community Investment Funds, all delivered free of charge to beneficiaries across all 36 Nigerian states and the FCT.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Women Affinity Group (WAG) Program A community-led platform that organizes rural and semi-urban Nigerian women into grassroots savings groups of 15-25 members, providing financial literacy, business skills, life-skills training, group-based savings and collateral-free loans, livelihood grants, and linkage to formal financial services — free of charge to beneficiaries.
• Livelihood Collectives Agricultural value-chain based enterprises established for groups of WAG members, each receiving up to USD 50,000 in funding to support collective livelihoods and economic activities.
• Community Investment Fund (CIF) Disbursements Direct grant disbursements to WAGs under NFWP-SU, with each beneficiary group receiving NGN 1.2 million to NGN 1.6 million to support business expansion and income-generating activities.
• Financial Literacy and Business Skills Training

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 460,000 women mobilized into WAGs during pilot phase (2018-2024)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• DiademsupportingTechnology or Integration · 23 June 2026Technology partner that co-created digital systems during the NFWP-SU Digital Savings Group and PMIS Co-Creation Bootcamp to digitize WAG savings groups and strengthen data quality.
• WootlabsupportingTechnology or Integration · 23 June 2026Technology partner that co-created digital systems during the bootcamp to develop systems for digitizing WAG savings, loans, and financial milestone tracking.
• PrunedgesupportingTechnology or Integration · 23 June 2026Technology partner that co-created digital systems during the bootcamp to develop PMIS and digital savings solutions for Women Affinity Groups.
• Plan InternationalsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 13 September 2023Partner organization that participated in the World Bank Implementation Support Mission to Niger State, providing technical support and implementation guidance for project activities.
• Kebbi State Contributory Health Care Management Agency (KECHEMA)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 August 2022State health insurance agency partnered with NFWP to enroll WAG members into subsidized health insurance schemes, providing access to healthcare for women beneficiaries.
• Federal Ministry of Women AffairscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs is the implementing ministry for the NFWP. The project is a flagship initiative of the ministry, with the Minister providing political oversight and the ministry housing the Federal Project Coordinating Unit (FPCU).

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Grameen Foundation: International development organization that supports microfinance institutions and self-help groups serving low-income women. Shares NFWP's focus on group-based savings and lending as a poverty alleviation tool.
• Women's World Banking: Global nonprofit focused on financial inclusion for underserved women through partner financial institutions. Overlaps with NFWP's goal of linking unbanked women to formal financial services.

Broad incumbents

• UN Women: United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and women's empowerment. Operates flagship programs on women's economic empowerment globally, with broader mandate but overlapping programmatic focus.
• Mercy Corps: Global humanitarian organization with significant women's economic empowerment programming in fragile and conflict-affected states. Comparable reach into difficult geographies similar to NFWP's Northeast Nigeria footprint.
• CARE International: Large international humanitarian and development organization with extensive women's economic empowerment programs across Africa and Asia. Shares program design DNA with NFWP but operates with broader portfolio.

Direct peers

• BRAC: Bangladesh-founded international development organization running women's empowerment programs, savings groups, and microfinance across multiple developing countries. Operates the same group-based empowerment model at scale.
• Trickle Up: Global organization focused on extreme poverty and women's economic empowerment through group-based savings and livelihoods programs. Operates in similar geographies (South Asia, Africa) with comparable beneficiaries.
• ProMujer: Latin American women's economic empowerment organization combining group savings, microfinance, and business training. Targets underserved women in informal economies, similar to NFWP's customer base.
• Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project (JEEViKA): State-level adaptation of India's NRLM model in Bihar, providing community-based women's savings groups, livelihood support, and financial inclusion. Closely parallels NFWP's WAG model in scale and approach.
• National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM/DAY-NRLM): India's flagship rural women's self-help group program, explicitly cited as the model that informed NFWP's WAG approach. Both use group-based savings, lending, and livelihood support for rural women at national scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nigeria-for-women-project-nfwp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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