Governor Chukwuma Soludo has inaugurated two steering committees on social safety and women.
The committees are Anambra State Social Safety-Nets Programme and Nigeria for Women Programme.
His Deputy, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim performed the function in his stead at the Government House, Awka.
The Federal Government with support from the World Bank established the National Social Safety Nets Project (NASSP) in 2016 to reduce poverty and its associated vulnerability.
The project's strategic objective is to provide access to targeted cash transfer for poor and vulnerable households (PVHHs) under an expanded social safety nets system.
Anambra State has been a beneficiary of this project and the phase one of the project ended in 2022.
To institutionalize the NASSP and consolidate its impact, the Federal Government has integrated the NASSP into the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) and secured additional financing OF US $800 million from the World Bank to implement National Social Safety Nets Projects-Scale Up (NASSP -SU).
The Scale-Up project aims to expand coverage of shock responsive social safety nets support among the poor and vulnerable while strengthening the national delivery system.
Members of the State Steering Committee for the Social Safety-Nets Programme include Commissioner foe Budget and Economic Planning, who will serve as the Chairperson, and the Commissioners for Health, Education, Youth Development, Agriculture, Environment and Women Affairs.
Others are Sustainable Development Goals' (SDG) Focal person, representatives of Anambra State House Of Assembly Committee on Social Investment and Poverty Alleviation, Workers' Organizations (that is Nigeria Labour Congress in the state), People with Disability, Civil Society, and the Special Assistant to the Governor on Development Partner Coordination
Others include representatives of National Identity Management Agency (NIMC), National Pension Commission, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Anambra State Health Insurance Agency, Association of Local Governments Of Nigeria, ALGON, Anambra Chapter, Anambra Chamber of Commerce, Anambra State Cash Transfer Unit (SCTU) and State Operations Coordinating Unit (SOCU) who is to serve as the Secretary.
On the other hand, the Nigeria For Women Programme -Scale Up is a US$500 million credit to the Federal Government for an eight-year national women empowerment programme to support women with improved livelihood opportunities in targeted communities.
To accomplish this objective, the project will develop and strengthen new and existing Women Affinity Groups (WAGs) with a strong livelihood focus to enhance household income.
As part of the requirements, the state is expected to officially inaugurate the steering committee.
The committee has Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning serve as
Chairperson while the Commissioners for Women Affairs, Health, Power and Water Resources, Agriculture, Finance, Education, and Justice/Attorney General are members.
Inaugurating the committees, the Governor said that the programmes tie into his administration's second pillar, describing them as very important committees.
He reeled out a number of social investment efforts of the present government, emphasizing that such partnership with the federal government is laudable.
The Governor expressed his resolve to achieve the vision of making Anambra a destination hub where people will dream of coming to live, work and enjoy themselves.
Earlier, the Commissioner for Women, Children and Social Welfare, Lady Ify Obinabo said that the efforts of the Social Safety-Nets Programme is targeted at the poor and vulnerable households.
In a vote of thanks, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, Mrs. Steph-Kerry Uzoh stated that the Governor has always been passionate about women and vulnerable people, assuring that the committee will be up and doing.
Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr. Ernest Ezeajughi was also present at the inauguration.
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