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Sterling Alternative Finance Empowers Kano Women With Electric Tricycles

by Olushola Bello
2 years ago
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Sterling Alternative Finance, in partnership with LINKS, Mata Zalla Women Cooperative and Yar Baiwa Women Cooperative have given intra-city transportation in the Kano  metropolis a major boost with the financing of 115 electric-powered tricycles for the  exclusive use of women transporters in the state. 

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This was announced at the groundbreaking ceremony for the first-of-its-kind electric vehicle charging station in Kano, which was held recently. 

The partnership is a collaborative effort towards promoting gender empowerment, sustainable transportation, and environmental conservation in Kano state with 115  participants; 85 trained as commercial tricycle operators and 30 receiving training as specialised mechanics in the maintenance of the vehicles. 

The initiative, implemented in full compliance with ethical banking principles, will build an electric vehicle charging station, and provide financing for participating women to acquire and operate the tricycles, which will be powered by electricity generated  from renewable sources. 

Group head, non-interest banking sales at Sterling Alternative Finance, Garba Mohammed, said: “we are proud to be part of this groundbreaking project in Kano state, which aligns with our commitment to sustainable development. We believe that this project will not only promote clean transportation but also create economic opportunities for women operators and mechanics in the region. 

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“We are grateful to LINKS, Mata Zalla Women Cooperative and Yar Baiwa Women Cooperative for their partnership and support in making this project a reality.” 

The pilot programme has the support of the Kano State Council of Ulamas, KAROTA, VIO, FRSC, and the Ministries of Women Affairs, Transport, and Environment. 

The chairlady, Mata Zalla Women Cooperative,  Hajiya Hauwa Tarauni, described the project as a huge economic blessing for women in the state. 

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Also speaking at the event, chairlady of Yar Bawai Women Cooperative, Hajiya Habiba Imam, said with the level of acceptability of the project by leaders  in the state, the number of female tricycle riders in Kano will quadruple in the nearest future. 

The deputy team leader of LINKS-FCDO, Umar Mohammed stated that LINKS is  primarily concerned with empowering women and girls, with the support of investment in three northern states: Kaduna, Kano, and Jigawa.

He claims that Kano is the project’s pilot state and anticipates that other Nigerian states will soon follow suit.

The private sector led initiative, which is valued at N200 million, will allow interested women who register with the cooperatives to acquire the electric vehicles with an equity contribution of 10 percent, with repayment of the remaining 90 percent to be achieved over a period of three years.

The tricycles, which will be powered purely by rechargeable electric batteries and will contribute significantly to the environmental sustainability of the Kano metropolis through the reduction of gas emissions and waste associated with fossil-fuel energy consumption, and lubricants used in the maintenance of internal combustible engine vehicles.

 


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