How cash transfer beneficiaries build wealth in Kwara

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How cash transfer beneficiaries build wealth in Kwara

Issue Areas:

Community Wealth Building, Poverty Reduction Measures, Universal Basic Income

Impact Areas:

Creating New Economic Paradigms, Distributed Trust and Power

Actors:

Government

Communities Served:

Farmers, Womxn, Workers

Strategies:

Easing Economic Burdens for Individuals, Increase Education / Insights Sharing, Trust in Institutions

Success Factors:

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Geographic Region:

Africa

Countries:

Nigeria

Date:

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