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LAPO is a Non- profit making organization improving lives through programs that promote health, education, economic empowerment, and sustainable development in rural communities.
The LAPO Journey
In the early 1980s, the Nigerian economy experienced shocks arising from the short-fall in oil revenue due to the glut in the international oil market. Governments at national and sub-national levels were unable to adequately meet their obligations to the citizenry.
In 1986, the government began the implementation of the International Monetary Funds-sanctioned Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP). The central components of SAP were the devaluation of the national currency, the Naira; removal of subsidies from social services and rationalisation of the workforce in the public service. The cumulative effects of the above interventions were a rise in the incidence of poverty in Nigeria.
This was the setting in which Dr. Godwin Ehigiamusoe, working as a rural cooperative officer in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta state, initiated the Lift Above Poverty Organisation as a rural development organisation in the late 1980s to address the challenge of lack of access to credit for low-income people and their micro-enterprises; poor health and social exclusion.
The Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) has developed into a system of mutually re-enforcing institutions active in the:
- Provision of healthcare services with attention to maternal and child healthcare;
- Promotion of household livelihood through access to credit and financial inclusion;
- Addressing the vulnerability of the poor with micro-insurance;
- Micro-leasing for micro, small, and medium enterprises;
- Provision of micro health insurance policies;
- Promotion of enterprise development.
Our Dedication to Improving Lives
Our Vision
A development organization committed to fostering economic prosperity, universal health access, gender equity, and social justice for all.
Our Mission
To use innovative approaches to deliver financial, health, and social services to stakeholders with a focus on sustainability.
Our Focus
- Implementation of Health-for-all project through innovative health delivery approaches;
- Provision of support for household livelihood through the provision of credit and extension services to the rural economy;
- Advocacy for gender and popular participation
Godwin Ehigiamusoe
Founder, LAPO (PhD, FCIB)
Godwin is widely recognized for his passion for creating a better life for all, near and far. With years of dedication, he has championed various initiatives focused on building a world of prosperity and positive change through financial solutions.