Nestlé backs 50 Zaria women as rural retail initiative hits five-year milestone

By Chioma Obinna
Five years after launching its Empowering Rural Women Initiative, Nestlé Nigeria is expanding its support for women-led businesses, with 50 retailers in Zaria, Kaduna State, receiving business training and product grants to strengthen their enterprises.
The latest beneficiaries were equipped with practical skills in bookkeeping, stock management, merchandising, financial management and customer service, alongside Nestlé products valued at three times the value of their existing stock.
The Zaria intervention, which marks the 10th edition of the initiative, also begins a three-month mentorship programme aimed at helping the women apply their new skills, manage the add...