The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced its first-ever gender equality strategy, which will commit $170 million to support four areas related to women’s economic empowerment: financial inclusion, assets and issues such as land ownership and land tenure security, opportunity and self-help groups.
Mrs Saraki commented: “I commend the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the timely implementation of their gender strategy. It comes on the back of its $80 million commitment at the Women Deliver conference in 2016 and its announcement of an accelerator to support grassroots women’s groups, unveiled at its Goalkeepers event in New York City last September, which I was delighted to attend and support”
“I am committed to making the case for increased investment in women’s health and opportunity – and, as Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, I know that training and support for health workers is a crucial element on the road towards gender equality.”
“The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has rightly identified access to finance as a key facet to improved economic empowerment for women. At the WBFA we have partnered with Access Bank, who have created special bank accounts for our ‘MamaCare’ mothers. They can now create bank accounts without an initial balance and receive advice on how best to save.”
“Investment in women's health and opportunity will be transformative for communities across Africa. Women's success, both professionally and personally, translates into success for the whole of society. The UN estimates that gender inequality costs sub-Saharan Africa on average $US95 billion a year. We have both a moral and economic imperative to transform the equality agenda. Initiatives such as the gender strategy from the Gates Foundation are to be warmly welcomed.”
Mrs Saraki, recognised as a Maternal Health Hero in 2015 and recently named by Devex as one of four women making waves in global health, is a special advisor to the Independent Advisory Group (IAG) of WHO AFRO, the World Health Organization’s presence in Africa.
I respect this woman so much. Very ambitious
ReplyDeleteWhich woman has she helped? Just another revenue to make Billions for herself. Gullible people will now be praising her for what not?
DeleteYou obviously write without facts else you would never say that she hasn't helped anyone. Go and carry out research by just typing into your search engine the keyword "Toyin Saraki helped" that's enough to bring out loads of humanitarian assistance she has rendered.
DeleteChop money don land for the poli-tricksters!
ReplyDelete13.37. You got my point. One Million of that money will NEVER go towards those people that needed it but towards their Diamond and Birkin bag.
DeleteTrue talk-just more money for herself & that greedy husband of hers!!!
DeleteHe's only following in the footsteps of his late father, Shola Saraki ,who managed to single-handedly run Societe Generale to the ground!!!
Family of thieves!!!
You guys are something else. Where in the article was it mentioned that the money is being paid to her? She only raised awareness on the importance of what the money would achieve via investment in women's health that the opportunity will be transformative for communities across Africa. Yet you guys are criticizing without even thinking straight.
DeleteI need to see what Toyin has done with the $80 million or one or two people that she has helped or transformed their lives l. This is an avenue for her and her gangs to be rich. Will send a letter to Bill Gates about their fraud
ReplyDeleteHurry up and write, when Gates was condemning Nigerian leaders recently, Saraki and Dangote were the only ones he praised
DeleteCan Nigerians even read? Where in this article does it say that Gates gave or is giving the 80 million to Saraki's wife?
ReplyDeleteIf at all Nigeria partakes in that fund, it will be given to federal and state governments.
A woman is positioning Nigeria to benefit but idiots are hating,
Have you asked your president's wife what she has done with the 1 million dollars given to her by Gates?