Lift Above Poverty Organization is incorporated as a company limited by guarantee (non-profit) with the Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria under the Companies and Allied Matters Act (1990); RC NO. 214442.

Operating Assumptions

LAPO’s poverty alleviation activities are directed by the following assumptions:

• The poor are too disadvantaged to benefit from existing credit schemes operated by government and formal financial institutions
• The poor are not necessarily lazy
• An improvement in the socio-economic situation of the poor would take place if credit. (from a common pool) is added to support their physical labour and skills.
• Small groups have tremendous influence on cooperating individuals
• Poverty is reinforced by problems such as too large family size, malnutrition, ignorance and disease
• Poor women and children are relatively more neglected.