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vocations such as the training <strong>of</strong> women on<br />
cultivation <strong>of</strong> crops such as sesame, groundnut,<br />
maize, and cassava amongst others; the training <strong>of</strong><br />
both female and male youth in trades such as<br />
Figure 4: CGS Financial Allocation<br />
Unfortunately, most CCT programmes were aimed<br />
at establishing men and women in agriculture or<br />
other informal forms <strong>of</strong> business. This, coupled<br />
with the low rate <strong>of</strong> implementation in the<br />
establishment <strong>of</strong> skill acquisition centres, does not<br />
Figure 5: Implementation Status <strong>of</strong> NAPEP Projects<br />
The Federal Ministry <strong>of</strong> Women Affairs invested<br />
N100,000,000 (one hundred million naira) in the<br />
production <strong>of</strong> advocacy materials geared <strong>to</strong>ward,<br />
amongst other things, the National Gender Policy<br />
Analysis and the domestication <strong>of</strong> regional and<br />
1%<br />
Conditional Grants Scheme<br />
99%<br />
welding, sewing and others. In the M&E exercise,<br />
it was evident that women were better in<br />
establishing sustainable ventures when given the<br />
opportunity through the CCT scheme.<br />
Total CGS Allocation<br />
Allocation Toward<br />
Empowerment <strong>of</strong><br />
Women and Youth<br />
paint a positive picture in the attainment <strong>of</strong> this<br />
indica<strong>to</strong>r. Furthermore, large number <strong>of</strong> the CCT<br />
projects both under the CGS and NAPEP were yet<br />
<strong>to</strong> be <strong>full</strong>y implemented.<br />
200<br />
180<br />
160<br />
140<br />
120<br />
100<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
20<br />
0<br />
Completed Ongoing Abandoned Not Started Not Located<br />
NAPEP 72 194 0 38 0<br />
NAPEP<br />
international instruments on women‘s rights. This<br />
investment, while commendable, was yet <strong>to</strong> make<br />
a direct impact on this MDG 3 indica<strong>to</strong>r <strong>to</strong>ward<br />
increasing the share <strong>of</strong> women in wage<br />
employment in the non-agricultural sec<strong>to</strong>r,<br />
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