About Ranchi Empowerment Centre
A registered nonprofit, founded in 2016 in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, focused on financial services and economic empowerment for disadvantaged women engaged in micro-business activities.
A holistic support system for women at the bottom of the pyramid
Ranchi Empowerment Centre is a registered nonprofit focused on providing financial services and economic empowerment to disadvantaged women engaged in micro-business activities.
We provide economically active, low-income women with business capital and a range of financial services delivered to their doorstep, then equip them with the skills and practical tools needed to enhance their productivity and scale up their small businesses. We stay with each woman at every step of her business growth and income-generation journey.
- Accessible capital. Affordable business credit for women excluded from conventional finance.
- Practical skills. Entrepreneurship training and business advisory that fit the realities of market trade.
- Lasting growth. Support that continues as businesses move from survival to scale.
Our Mission
To provide economically active, low-income women with business capital and a range of financial services delivered to their doorstep, and to equip them with the skills and practical tools needed to enhance productivity and scale up their businesses.
Our Vision
A Nigeria where every woman at the bottom of the pyramid has the capital, confidence and capability to build a business that sustains her family and strengthens her community.
What we focus on
- Entrepreneurship
- Women empowerment
- Micro-finance
- Business advisory
- Business development
- Skills development
- Rural development
Every step of a woman's business journey
Our support is holistic by design. Each stage builds on the last, so no woman is left to grow her business alone.
Reach out
Meet our client officers in your market or community, or contact the Centre directly.
Learn the basics
Join a short entrepreneurship and financial-literacy course built around your trade.
Access capital
Receive an affordable business loan and financial services delivered to your doorstep.
Grow and scale
Get ongoing advisory and skills development as your business moves from survival to scale.
The team behind the work
Client officers, trainers and advisors who spend their days in the markets and communities where our clients trade.
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Help a woman turn a small business into a stable livelihood.
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