Building Resilience: Sustainable Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment Training Course in Lagos, Nigeria
Classroom training in Lagos · next cohort Nov 16, 2026 · from USD 2,800
Droughts, floods, price shocks and conflict push poor households back into hardship just as they begin to progress, and short projects that hand out inputs rarely change that. Five days equip programme teams to design support that helps families earn more, save more and recover faster when trouble comes.
You work through the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework, household economy analysis, vulnerability and asset mapping, and gender-responsive targeting. Practical sessions cover village savings and loan associations, financial inclusion, cash and market-based approaches, small enterprise coaching, vocational and skills pathways, and links to buyers and input suppliers through value chain development. You examine how to measure resilience using capacities for absorbing, adapting and transforming, and how to plan graduation or exit so benefits continue after funding ends. Case material draws on rural, pastoral and urban informal-economy settings across Africa. The programme suits community development officers, NGO programme managers, county and local government staff, microfinance and cooperative officers, and donor programme advisers. Classroom, online and in-house delivery lead to a CPD-accredited certificate. You finish able to produce a livelihoods programme outline with targeting criteria, activity packages, risks and indicators.
At a Glance
Training in Lagos, Nigeria
Lagos is Nigeria's commercial capital and West Africa's largest business centre.
More about training in Lagos →- Format
- Classroom, in Lagos
- Duration
- Mon - Fri (5 Days)
- Fee
- USD 2,800
- Next start dates
- Nov 16, 2026, Dec 14, 2026, Jan 11, 2027
- Certificate
- Certificate of Completion
- Airport
- Murtala Muhammed International (LOS)
- Time zone
- West Africa Time (UTC+1)
- Currency
- Nigerian naira (NGN). Fees are listed in USD.
- Business districts
- Victoria Island, Ikoyi, Lekki and Ikeja
About this course
Economic empowerment work is under pressure to show lasting results. Households in smallholder farming, pastoral and informal urban economies face climate variability, volatile prices and limited access to credit, and a single shock can erase years of progress. Donors and governments now expect programmes to demonstrate resilience, not just short-term income gains.
The Building Resilience: Sustainable Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment Training Course follows the programme cycle from analysis to exit. Participants begin by understanding how households secure income and food, which assets they depend on and where they are exposed. They then compare empowerment approaches, including group savings, access to finance, enterprise development, skills training and market linkages, and learn when each fits a given context. Sessions give particular attention to women, youth and people with disabilities, whose livelihood options are often narrowest.
Learning is applied rather than abstract. Participants work with realistic community profiles and programme budgets, test their designs against likely shocks, and practise choosing indicators that capture change in resilience. By the end they will have a draft livelihoods programme design and a sustainability plan they can take back to their teams.
Training Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Analyse household livelihood strategies, assets and vulnerabilities using recognised frameworks.
- Apply resilience concepts to identify the shocks and stresses communities face.
- Select targeting approaches that reach women, youth and marginalised groups fairly.
- Design savings, credit and financial inclusion interventions suited to local conditions.
- Plan enterprise, skills and market-linkage activities that raise sustainable incomes.
- Combine cash, market-based and asset-building approaches in one coherent programme.
- Develop indicators and monitoring methods that track resilience and economic change.
- Prepare exit and graduation strategies that protect gains after a project closes.
What you'll learn
Key Takeaways
Participants leave with:
- A household livelihood and vulnerability analysis they have practised on a realistic profile.
- A draft programme design with targeting criteria, activity packages and a results framework.
- A comparison tool for choosing between savings groups, enterprise support and market linkages.
- A resilience indicator set ready to adapt for their own projects.
- A risk and shock-response checklist for livelihood programmes.
- An exit and sustainability plan outline.
Training Methodology
The training is facilitated as a working workshop that mixes expert input with design practice:
- Short briefings on each stage of the livelihoods programme cycle
- Community profiles and case files from rural, pastoral and urban settings
- Group design clinics where teams build and defend programme options
- Participatory tool demonstrations such as wealth ranking and seasonal calendars
- Peer exchange on field challenges and lessons from participants' own projects
Day 1: Livelihoods Analysis and Resilience Thinking
- The Sustainable Livelihoods Framework and its five capitals
- Household economy analysis: income sources, expenditure and coping
- Shocks, stresses and seasonal calendars
- Resilience capacities: absorb, adapt and transform
- Gender, youth and disability in livelihood choices
- Exercise: building a community livelihood profile
Day 2: Targeting, Participation and Programme Design
- Poverty and vulnerability targeting methods
- Participatory tools for community consultation
- Theory of change for an empowerment programme
- Do no harm and conflict-sensitive design
- Choosing complementary activity packages
- Exercise: drafting targeting criteria and a problem analysis
Day 3: Savings, Credit and Financial Inclusion
- Village savings and loan association models
- Linking informal groups to banks, SACCOs and mobile money
- Financial literacy and household budgeting
- Managing over-indebtedness risks
- Insurance and risk-transfer options for low-income households
- Exercise: planning a savings group rollout
Day 4: Enterprise, Skills and Market Linkages
- Business skills and enterprise coaching approaches
- Technical and vocational pathways for youth
- Value chain analysis and inclusive market systems
- Linking producers to buyers, inputs and services
- Cash and market-based programming
- Case study: a successful graduation approach
Day 5: Measuring Results and Sustaining Gains
- Resilience and economic empowerment indicators
- Baseline, monitoring and outcome tracking
- Learning and adaptive management
- Exit, graduation and handover strategies
- Mobilising public and private partners for continuity
- Action plan and course review
The course is intended for people who plan, fund or deliver livelihood and empowerment work, such as:
- Community development officers and field coordinators
- NGO and civil society programme managers
- County and local government development staff
- Microfinance, SACCO and cooperative officers
- Agribusiness and value chain facilitators
- Social protection and cash transfer programme staff
- Donor and development partner programme advisers
- Monitoring and learning officers on livelihood projects
Participants who attend the full programme and complete the practical exercises are awarded a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion by Vision Reach Global Consultancy.
Choose Where You Want to Learn
Building Resilience: Sustainable Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment Training Course Venues
NigeriaLagosNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,800Viewing- NigeriaAbujaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$2,800
KenyaNairobiNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,500- KenyaMombasaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,600
- KenyaNaivashaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaKisumuNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaMachakosNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,600
UgandaKampalaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,900
RwandaKigaliNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,900
TanzaniaArushaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,900- TanzaniaDodomaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,800
- TanzaniaDar es SalaamNext Oct 26· 13 dates$2,000
- TanzaniaZanzibarNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,600
South AfricaPretoriaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,200- South AfricaJohannesburgNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,400
- South AfricaCape TownNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
UAEDubaiNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
GhanaAccraNext Nov 16· 13 dates$4,500
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Frequently Asked Questions About Building Resilience: Sustainable Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment Training Course in Lagos
Everything you need to know about this course before you register.
Building Resilience: Sustainable Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment Training Course runs as classroom training in Lagos, Nigeria, in Monday-to-Friday cohorts that start every four weeks. The venue, daily timings and joining details are sent in your Joining Instructions email ahead of the start date.
The next Lagos cohort starts on November 16, 2026, and a new intake follows every four weeks. Pick a date under "Upcoming sessions in Lagos" above and click Register; your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
The classroom fee for Building Resilience: Sustainable Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment Training Course in Lagos is USD 2,800 per delegate, covering tuition and course materials. Register 3 or more delegates together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically.
Yes. Besides Lagos, Building Resilience: Sustainable Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment Training Course runs as classroom training in Abuja. It also runs as live online training you can join from anywhere in Nigeria, and in-house at your organisation's own premises.
Yes — Building Resilience: Sustainable Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment Training Course can be delivered at your offices in Lagos or at a venue you choose, on dates that suit your team, with case studies tailored to your sector. Message our training advisors to request a proposal.
By the end of the Building Resilience: Sustainable Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment programme, you'll be able to analyse household livelihood strategies, assets and vulnerabilities using recognised frameworks, apply resilience concepts to identify the shocks and stresses communities face, select targeting approaches that reach women, youth and marginalised groups fairly, and design savings, credit and financial inclusion interventions suited to local conditions. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
The course is intended for people who plan, fund or deliver livelihood and empowerment work, such as: Community development officers and field coordinators, NGO and civil society programme managers, County and local government development staff, Microfinance, SACCO and cooperative officers, Agribusiness and value chain facilitators, Social protection and cash transfer programme staff, Donor and development partner programme advisers, and Monitoring and learning officers on livelihood projects.
Building Resilience: Sustainable Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment Training Course typically runs as 5 Days. It's available as in-person classroom, live virtual, and in-house corporate training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Building Resilience: Sustainable Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment Training Course from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Building Resilience: Sustainable Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment Training Course is pitched at all levels professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
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