Flywheel Economics is proud to present this episode on Mafita, a programme that transformed lives by equipping some of Northern Nigeria’s most vulnerable groups with skills, dignity, and opportunity.

At its heart, Mafita was about practical empowerment rooted in context. We heard stories like the young woman with a disability who could finally pursue catering once small adjustments were made to her training space. A boy once scavenging through dustbins who now has access to meaningful opportunities. A child bride who became a skilled seamstress and opened doors for her sisters.

These are not just anecdotes, they’re ripple effects, the flywheel in action. By providing tailored training and respecting cultural realities, Mafita showed how inclusion creates momentum that lifts families and entire communities.

In this episode, Umar Nuhu and Hauwa Umar, reflect on what it takes to design programmes that listen, adapt, and spark positive change without erasing people’s identities.

This isn’t only a story about skills training. It’s about resilience, dignity, and the power of opportunity to set lasting change in motion.

Special thanks to our guests.

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