Microcredit for Economic Advancement This programme aims to aid the advancement of women owned businessesacross five LGAs. The beneficiaries are drawn from Batagarawa, Batsari, Rimi, Mashi and Katsina LGAs. It was facilitated by Barr. Fatima Abdullahi Madugu, the gender desk officer of the organization. Madugu believes proper follow up and the loan recovery plan designed by her team will ensure the sustainability of the programme.In her words, “this is not the first time the organization participated in this exercise. The fact that it continues to date proves that our sustainability plan works.”Distribution of Cardigan Every harmattan, our organization distributes cardigan to the less privileged in its immediate community. This usually include orphans and single mothers. Our CEO described the event for this year as “heartwarming” after seeing the pure joy in the eyes of the beneficiaries. She promises to canvas support to up scale the number of beneficiaries next harmattan. The programmes director of the organization hinted that from next year, seasonal interventions such as this will be incorporated into the official activities of the organization in hopes that funds could be secured from donors to further broaden the scope of the interventions.