Nigerian Association of University Women
Economic Empowerment for Women Through Skills Acquisition

The Nigerian Association's income generating project for unemployed, unskilled or partially educated women provides skills training in dressmaking and beadwork. Once they have completed their training period, women are able to produce finished garments as well as necklaces, bangles and beads.  The project has great impact on the communiities it targets, empowering women who have had little or no formal education, enabling them to set up small businesses for themselves.  It is a self sustaining activitiy - women are singled out from each group of trainees to become trainers for the next group.  The project will initially be carried out in Abeokuta, with NAUW volunteers from Aleokuta and Lagos working as trainers.