With the thrust of the initiative being the Agenda 2030 tagline “Leave no one behind” and PSAG’s goal to engender inclusivity and women empowerment, GBF’s founder Dr Ndidi Nnoli has been selected as one of the Forty Leading Ladies (FLL) driving the SDGs in Nigeria in their recent report on...
Growing Businesses Foundation is delighted to partner with Lagos State and acclaimed sustainability partners (CEIP, FBRA, Afrikairos, SITRA Fund) to organise the virtual Lagos State Roundtable on Circular Economy titled Circular Lagos with the theme: For a greater Lagos: “Leveraging Circular Economy for Rebuilding Lagos and Post COVID-19 Recovery Agenda”...
The Ehingbeti Summit is designed for businesses and individuals all over the world, looking to leverage the rich enabling environment of Lagos State for scalable innovation. Held on the 16th -18th February, it was filled with insightful sessions by renowned speakers including Ebenezer Onyeagwu, GMD Zenith Bank Plc, Princess Adejoke amongst others...
Sponsors: Lagos Civil Society Coalition against COVID-19 Number of Beneficiaries: 250 individuals Location: Alimosho LGA, Lagos State Date: 13th August 2020. GBF carried out a sensitization exercise on behalf of the LAGOS CIVIL SOCIETY COALITION AGAINST COVID-19 in Alimosho Local Government Area on the 13th of August, 2020. The areas visited were...
Sponsors: Unilever, Wecyclers, Ovie Brume Foundation, Elinex, Powerworx and Zubnol Number of Beneficiaries: 1000 individuals Location: Lagos Island Date: 26TH June 2020. In the month of June 2020 amidst COVID-19 pandemic Growing Businesses Foundation partnered with Unilever, Wecyclers, Ovie Brume Foundation, Elinex, Powerworx and Zubnol on the 26th of June,...
Sponsor: UN International Organization on Migration Number of Beneficiaries: 26 Groups of 3 individuals each. Location: Lagos, Ogun, Kaduna, Jigawa and Kano State Duration: December 2019 till Date In 2019 and 2020 Growing Businesses Foundation was one of the implementing Civil Society Organizations for the EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant...
Sponsor: Guinness Number of Beneficiaries: 90 Women Location: Kaduna, Kwara and Niger State Duration: November 2020. In September 2020, Guinness Nigeria commended Growing Business Foundation (GBF) on its commitment to supporting the less privileged and vulnerable groups during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. To underscore Guinness Nigeria’s...
Sponsor: Guinness Number of Beneficiaries: 120 Women Location: Enugu State Duration: August 2019 to February 2020. In the Month of August 2019, Growing Businesses Foundation commenced the pilot phase of Guinness empowerment project in Enugu State. Prior to the empowerment, some baseline surveys were carried out to access the impact of...
Sponsor: CELLULANT Location: Kano State Duration: January to April 2020 In January 2020 GBF was signed off as an executing partner for Cellulant Connect to Work (CW2) project, which is aimed at providing 150,000 retail and agricultural work opportunities for Nigerian youths who are between the ages of 18 to...
Sponsor: UNILEVERNumber of Beneficiaries: 4000 WomenLocation: Anambra, Benue, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Enugu, Imo, Kaduna, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Oyo and PlateauDuration: 2014 till date In the month of November 2019, Shakti project expanded to Kwara and Niger State. 500 women were empowered in each state thereby summing up to a...