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Family Fest International Honours LAPO   Family Fest International (FFI) and Global Partners have recognized the contributions of Lift Above Poverty Organisation, LAPO to building stronger families, women empowerment and societal development. The award was presented to LAPO as a part of the activities to commemorate May 15, 2021, International Day of Family, a day Read More

  LAPO Partners IFC On Economic Development In Sub-Saharan Africa Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO), has entered into a strategic partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) towards expanding banking services to low-income populations in sub-Saharan Africa. IFC is a member of the World Bank Group. Under the partnership, IFC will conduct a market analysis Read More

LAPO Trains Community Members On Healthy Living Practices   Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO) improved the health of over 1.6 million community members through awareness, sensitization, interventions and health outreaches between January and April of 2021.   In a statement, the Executive Director, Dr. Honestus Obadiora noted that 28,419 persons were reached with direct programme Read More

LAPO  Makes Case for Maternal Health And Rights As a part of its efforts to commemorate April 11, 2021, International Day for Maternal Health and Rights, Lift Above Poverty Organisation, LAPO carried out community sensitization aimed at improving maternal health in Nigeria. The campaign, which was held in Benin City, Edo State, featured rallies, maternal Read More

World Malaria Day:  LAPO Sensitizes Over 200,000 Community Members  Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) has worked assiduously in target communities to ensure that malaria-related deaths are reduced in Nigeria. At a health sensitization campaign held to commemorate the 2021 World Malaria Day in Abuja, the organisation reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring a ‘healthy society by Read More

  LAPO Commemorates World Cancer Day, Screens Community Members   Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO) joined the international community to create mass awareness on cancer across the country in commemoration of this year’s World Cancer Day. The exercise which featured rallies, distribution of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials, free cancer screening, and tests for Read More

 LAPO Combats Cancer, Sensitizes 88,627 Community Members Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO) has restated its commitment to preventing and mitigating cancer-related morbidity and mortality in Nigeria through the implementation of the innovative LAPO Community Campaign for Cancer Control (LAPO-C4) programme. The Executive Director, Dr. Honestus Ayobami Obadiora made this known while addressing Journalists in Benin City. Read More

LAPO Supports Rural Farmers With N12.2bn   In a bid to improve the nation’s food security, the Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO) has made a disbursement of N12.2billion to 152,446 rural farmers in 253 branches across 21 states during the financial year 2020. This figure represents 12% growth over the sum of 10.9 billion disbursed Read More

  LAPO Improves Community Health, Empowers 1.2m Nigerians  Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO) has improved the health conditions of 1,257,297 vulnerable community members across the country in 2020. This was disclosed by the Executive Director, Dr. Honestus Ayobami Obadiora during an interactive forum with Journalists in Benin City. He said the beneficiaries were educated on maternal and Read More

LAPO HOLDS OUTSTANDING WOMEN LEADERSHIP AWARD, MARCH 8, 2021   All is now set for this year’s LAPO Outstanding Women Leadership Award (LOWLA), an event instituted by Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO) to commemorate International Women’s Day (IWD). The theme for this year’s celebration, ‘Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in COVID-19 World,’ resonates Read More