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Title:The thrifty women of Calabar
Author:Anonymous
Year:1953
Periodical:West-African Review
Volume:25
Pages:854-856
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subjects:feminism
cooperatives
Abstract:The co-operative movement in E. Nigeria has grown immensely since the war and there are now over 600 societies, of which 500 are in the Calabar Province. Women play a very active role and it is estimated that there are about 90 women's societies with a total of around 10.000 members in Calabar Province. Most of the societies are Thrift and Credit Societies, and there is a big accent on savings, although members are allowed loans to start business enterprises, etc. These women's societies seem destined to wield a strong influence on Nigeria's development.
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