ADA in Nigeria

The Abanbeke Development Association (ADA), helps 150 people, mainly young mothers and widows, with finance and micro-credit in more than twenty four communities.

Single mothers (39% of the population) and widows (19%) in the area face desperate problems in providing the basic essentials for their children. In 2005 the annual household cash income from subsistence farming locally was equivalent to $36, far below Nigeria's average in the same year of $790.  Deep-rooted patriarchal customs make it impossible for a widow or a single mother to find a chief willing to guarantee a loan.

 The work of ADA so far:

11 orphans have been supported in primary and secondary school

3 of these 11 have been supported to complete their college education (national certificate)

30 widows have acquired farm plots

10 unemployed youths have set up small retail businesses

10 single mothers have been able to pay for school fees for their children

2 widows have successfully claimed their deceased husbands’ property

ADA has accumulated over £1000 as credit from savings and interest on loans.

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