Figure 8.3 SURE-P beneficiaries of the community services, women and youth employment project in 2012. Source: FGN SURE-P (2013). Other initiatives aimed at promoting women’s employment include:             The Growing Girls and Women in Nigeria (G-WIN) initiative. The Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria (You WIN) intervention meant to support aspiring youth with a platform to show case their business acumen, skills and aspirations to business leaders, investors and mentors in Nigeria and receive grants ranging between N1,000,000 to N10,000,000 to start their businesses. Currently, the main sector strategy targeting poverty reduction is the Federal Government’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda, comprising the Growth Enhancement Scheme, the Value Chain Development Programme and the Nigeria Incentive-based Risk-sharing Agriculture Lending Schemes. Conditional Cash Transfer scheme. The National Directorate of Employment. The National Poverty Eradication Programme. The Subsidy Reinvestment Programme (SURE-P). Entrepreneurial Development Programmes. Skills Acquisition Programme. The Young Women Economic Empowerment Programme (YWEEP). ICT training for Girls. Young women female professional drivers. 166

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