News
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COMESA launches 50MAWS platform in Sudan
The platform will help Sudanese business women to connect with local regional markets
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COMESA Launches 30 Days of Women in Business Campaign
The campaign will offer women in the region an opportunity to connect with their role models
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Empowerment of Women in West Africa
African Development Bank allocates US $ 320,000 grant for gender mainstreaming in ECOWAS digital financial operations
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Malawi unveils 50 Million African Women Speak platform
The platform will help women to develop market intelligence skills and build networks, says Minister of Trade.
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Mauritius launches 50 Million African Women Speak platform
We are duty-bound to find solutions to ensure that women become part of the transformation in the COMESA region...
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Collaboration between the Ministry of Population, Social Protection and Promotion of Women
Empowerment of women and the fight against gender-based violence
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Are you based in Seychelles? This is for you!
Check out this short video guide on how to sign up to 50MAWSP.
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50MAWSP Nigeria rolls out ‘Pink Trade Fair’ for women entrepreneurs
50MAWSP Nigeria Pink Trade Fair held at Abuja, Nigeria on 4th-5th December, 2020
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The Republic of Uganda launches the 50 Million African Women Digital Platform
The Women Economic empowerment Platform launched this 1st of December comes when Uganda is seeking come at a moment when Uganda is seeking to increase ICT penetration and use of ICT services for social and economic development including narrowing the gender digital divide
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Qualities to build a more economically productive society
The Lance d'Afrique Burundi Foundation (LAB Foundation) in partnership with the IPREBAD Association is organizing a meeting with businesswomen to raise women's awareness of self-esteem and confidence, which are personal qualities for building a more economically productive.
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From informal to formal
400 women have been trained in the management of Associations and, as a result, 16 associations recognized by law have been created.
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Vocational training skills for transformation
Under the support from the United States (US) based Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), the Women Empowerment Program (WEP) is helping vulnerable women to move away from back breaking labourrhelping women
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Women Empowerment Agency organizes a training on Financial Education in Burundi
This training was organized for Women Entrepreneurs from various production sectors. The topics covered were related to budgeting, debt management and savings.
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Creation of the women's factory in CI (USIFEM)
Women's industrialization funded
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National Launch of the 50 Million African Women Platform in Rwanda
As part of the International Rural Women’s Day celebration, on 15th October 2020; the Rwandan government in partnership with the East African Community launched the 50 Million African Women Speak Project Networking Platform in Musanze, Northern Rwanda
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The Economic Empowerment of Rural Women at the Heart of the Burundian Government
The Minister of National Solidarity calls for more support for the work of women, encouraging them to work in association in order to increase production and entrepreneurship and strengthen solidarity between members of associations as well as national cohesion.
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Official Launch of the “50Million African Women Speak Out” Project in Burundi
The quot50Million African Women Speak Outquot project was officially launched in Burundi on September 28, 2020 by the Minister of Human Rights, Social Affairs and Gender, Mrs. Imelde SABUSHIMIKE
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Togo celebrates rural women
The Togolese rural woman is in the spotlight
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Training of Trainers on the use of the 50 Million African Women Platform
On the 13th and 14th October 2020, the East African Community in Partnership with the Rwandan Ministry in charge of Gender Affairs organised a training of trainers on the use of the 50 Million African Women Platform
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The Gambia has a new Women Enterprise Fund Bill
The Gambia Women Enterprise Bill passed