MICRO LENDING SCHEMES AND SUSTAINABLE WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN NIGERIA

Anure Joseph K.

Department of Academic Planning and Programmes 

Fidei Polytechnic Gboko Benue State

E-mail: kanure@yahoo.com Abstract: This paper examines Micro lending schemes and sustainable women empowerment in Nigeria. It argued that, the marginalization of women in Nigeria is a result of their low level of literacy, which men have over the years and time used women to achieved their political and economic ambitions leaving the women behind for child bearing and keeping of home and as such women are upon as second class citizen (Ekong 1991. Based on this women are considered representing the poorest section of the word population (Kaseer 1994, Rankin 2001, Izugbara 2004). Therefore, women empowerment, Mbaweve (1991) is a process where by women become able to organized themselves, to increase their own self reliance to acquire independent right to make choices and to control resources which will assist in challenging and eliminating their own subordination. It is also a dynamic process which will help them have access to political and economic power, where by they can jointly developed the nation with their men