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COMESA Meets Stakeholders at the Zimbabwe Trade Expo
COMESA Secretariat is participating at the 62nd Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) which is being held in Bulawayo City from 26 – 30 April 2022.
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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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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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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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Mobile phones to raise the living standards of low-income women in Burundi.
The Minister of National Solidarity, Social Affairs, Human Rights and Gender, Ms. Imelde Sabushimike, officially launches the distribution of mobile phones to empower low-income women
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EAC Launches 50 Million African Women Platform in Tanzania
The East African Community has kicked-off national launches of the 50 Million African Women Speak Networking Platform (50MAWS), a digital platform aimed at empowering millions of women in Africa to start, grow and scale up their businesses.