Integration of Microcredit, Social Service Project: 5,847 Clients Empowered The Integration of Microcredit and Social Service project is aimed at improving the health conditions of clients of LAPO Microfinance Bank through routine healthy sensitisation and screening for tropical diseases. The rationale is that poverty is further reinforced by poor health or vice versa. In June 2023, 5,847…

Govt Should Adopt Partnership for Economic Growth, Says Ex-CBN Boss The Federal Government should collaborate with the non-state actors to achieve economic development and ensure the success of its social investment programmes, a former acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Sarah Alade, advised on Thursday. According to her, non-state actors, including the…

LAPO Boosts Rural Agriculture, Supports Farmers With N11bn Lift Above Poverty Organi­zation (LAPO), on Tuesday, declared that it has improved the livelihood of rural farm­ers as well as supported micro-businesses with the disbursement of N11 billion between January and July this year 2021. This it said was carried out under the LAPO Rural Devel­opment Initiative…

UPPS Emerges Winner of 2022 Annual LAPO Quiz Competition The 2022 edition of the annual LAPO quiz competition for secondary schools in Edo and Delta States climaxed on Friday, with University Preparatory Secondary School emerging overall winner with 60 points at the grand finale held at the main hall of LAPO Institute for Microfinance and…

Prof Aiyedun, Maigari, Others To Speak At Oct. 27 Annual LAPO Devt. Forum The Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO), in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development is set to host the 29th edition of the Annual LAPO Development Forum on Thursday, October 27, 2022. The event with the theme ‘Financing Agriculture…

194,087 Rural Farmers, Others Supported With N2.2bn Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO) promotes rural development, food security and higher income for farmers through the LAPO Agricultural and Rural Development Initiative (LARDI). In July 2023, LARDI empowered 194,087 farmers and agribusinesses with the sum of ₦2.2 billion to enable them expand their business enterprises. Over the…