Applications are open for the Shecluded One Woman, One Laptop Initiative, which seeks to provide laptops and upskilling to women entrepreneurs in Nigeria.

The Shecluded Covid-19 Rebuild Initiative was designed to support women-led businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the increased need for work skills and digital learning — factors that might affect the income prospect of more women if they do not have adequate tools for work- such as a laptop. Inadequate tools lead to reduced productivity and declining financial performance.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Shecluded worked with different partners to upskill over 600 women on voice over artistry, graphic design, and development of online courses. In the process, a survey was carried out to find out the percentage of women who owned laptops, the result showed that approximately 65% of women who took the survey did not own a functional laptop and would often depend on their mobile phones for tasks that could be done better on a laptop.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applications are open to women-led businesses that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Businesses or individuals must be registered on the Shecluded platform.
• Applicants must own a business, enterprise or job that generates about N150k monthly.
• The business must be in operation.

Benefits

• Applicants will get access to a maximum of N200,000 on the laptop loan.
• Women who would want to own a personal computer and pay back monthly will get the chance to and can benefit from Shecluded’s virtual classes on how to use a computer.

How to Apply

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Application Deadline: 30th of June 2020.