Vice President Kashim Shettima will tomorrow launch a fresh learning and empowerment fund targeted at unlocking the potential of Nigerian children, women, and youths.
The Vice President is expected to launch the fund when Nigeria co-hosts a high-level policy engagement under the Africa Social Impact Summit (ASIS) in Abuja.
The event, scheduled for the State House Conference Centre, is being convened by the Office of the Vice President in collaboration with Sterling One Foundation, the United Nations System, and other ASIS partners.
The initiative forms part of the outcomes of the ASIS 2026 High-Level Policy Engagement, a continental platform focused on accelerating progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through innovation, financing and strategic partnerships.
With the theme: Scaling Action – Driving Inclusive Growth Through Policy and Innovation, the high-level engagement is expected to bring together more than 200 senior leaders from government, the private enterprise, development institutions, civil society organisations (CSOs), and the diplomatic community.
Key highlights of the engagement include the launch of flagship, policy-backed initiatives, notably the Business Coalition for Education (BCE) and the Nigeria Foundational Learning Fund.
A statement yesterday in Abuja by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications in the Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, said the initiatives are designed to accelerate foundational literacy and numeracy while tackling Nigeria’s out-of-school children challenge.
Also to be unveiled is the Women and Youth Financial and Economic Inclusion (WYFEI) Nigeria platform, described as the country’s flagship framework for advancing women and youth economic empowerment through compact-based delivery, co-investment models and performance accountability.
With the launch, Nigeria will become the implementation platform for the African Union’s WYFEI programme, ahead of its rollout in other countries.
