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Madagascan women and youth get trained on regional trade
COMESA holds a multistakeholder dialogue to sensitize women and youth in business about trade facilitation tools for regional trade.
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Sixth annual $100,000 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition
Applications are open for the Sixth annual $100,000 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition.
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Ye! Youth Ecopreneur Programme: Support for green entrepreneurs
The YECO Programme aims to support and nurture the next generation of green entrepreneurs by providing access to essential resources, mentorship, seed capital, and networking opportunities. Deadline: 22 March 2024.
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50MAWSP - Training for African Women Entrepreneurs. Applications are open!
The 50MAWSP Bootcamp for African Women Entrepreneurs is here. Applications for this program are open today: February 28, 2024. The Bootcamp will provide training and mentoring sessions to women entrepreneurs from 36 African countries.
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Calling women entrepreneurs leading innovative change
Are you a woman entrepreneur driving change in Africa? The Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award (WEA) is looking for you. Deadline: 27 March 2024.
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100 women and youth in Mauritius get sensitized about 50MAWSP
The women and youth were equipped with the necessary tools to enhance their participation in regional trade.
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She WINS Africa: Opportunity for African women entrepreneurs
The IFC has opened applications for the She WINS Africa programme, designed to assist women entrepreneurs across sub–Saharan Africa.
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NWEC holds sales exhibition for women entrepreneurs
The National Women Entrepreneur Council organized a “Sales Exhibition for Women Entrepreneurs” whose key objective was to promote locally manufactured products.
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Empowerment of women and the fight against gender-based violence
Collaboration between the Ministry of Population, Social Protection and Promotion of Women
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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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Zambia Deaf Society joins 50 Million African Women Speak platform
The Ministry of Gender held a consultative meeting with the Zambia Deaf Society to discuss avenues of collaboration.
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Convention to promote trade in agriculture commodities
COMESA Secretary General says diversification of agricultural exports away from primary commodities key to intra-African trade expansion.
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The 50 Million African Women have their say, the golden opportunity for Burundians
In Burundi, as elsewhere in Africa, women entrepreneurs face several obstacles in their initiatives such as limited access to information and networking opportunities, low levels of education or training, weak property rights. … Funded by the AfDB, the 50 Million African Women Speak Up (50MAWSP) networking platform project aims to provide solutions to these challenges.
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EAC Launches the 50 Million Platform in Kenya
As part of the International Women's Day celebrations, on 8th March 2021; the Kenyan government, in partnership with the East African Community, launched the 50 Million African Women Speak Project Networking Platform from the Kenya School of Government (KSG), Kabete Campus, Nairobi.
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50 Million African Women Speak platform launched in Eswatini
Eswatini became the fifth COMESA Member State to launch the 50 Million African Women Speak (50MAWSP) platform on Thursday 15 October
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National launching of the 50 Million African Woman Speak Platform in Togo
Women entrepreneurs in Togo now have the opportunity to promote their products internationally in record time. The Minister of Social Action, Promotion of Women and Literacy, Adjovi Lonlongno Apedo-Anakoma, chaired the launch on March 18, 2021 in Lomé. .
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President Zewde launches 50 Million African Women Speak platform in Ethiopia
President urges women to embrace it and use it to grow their businesses.
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Guiné-Bissau Lança Oficialmente a Campanha Mediático da Plataforma Digital 50 MAWSP.
Cerimónia do Lançamento Oficial da Campanha Mediático da Plataforma Digital 50MAWSP.
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GUINEE BISSAU : DAY 8 MARCH: VISIT THE STRUCTURES OF WOMEN IN THE REGION OF CACHÉU - NORTHERN COUNTRY
WOMEN'S MINISTRY, FAMILY AND SOCIAL SOLIDARITY OF GUINEA-BISSAU, CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY (MARCH 8), WITH WOMEN'S RURAL STRUCTURES
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UNFPA Prepares the VII Country Development Program (CPD) with the Government of Guinea-Bissau (Ministry of Women, Family and Social Solidarity
UNFPA started today, February 26, 2021, a working meeting with technicians from the Ministry of Women, Family and Social Solidarity, with a view to the elaboration of the VII Country Development Program valid for the next 5 years (2022 - 2027).
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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
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Training of Women Entrepreneurs on Business Plan
Training of Women Entrepreneurs by GWCC
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The Development Bank of Mali (BDM SA) is an institution committed to offering Malians the best banking services but also opportunities for all social categories to access credit. In this, BDM SA deploys all means to facilitate the financing of projects carried out by young people and women. In this context, it is pleased to inform its kind customers of the new partnership concluded with the UNCDF (United Nations Capital Development Fund) and the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme).
Through this partnership, a line of financing has been set up for SMEs participating in the economic empowerment of women in the Mopti region and thus contribute to the effort to fill the lack of financial instrument in this area. .
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Zimbabwe welcomes 50 Million African Women Speak platform
Zimbabwe becomes third country in COMESA to unveil 50MAWSP platform.
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Sensitize women entrepreneurs on the tax incentives taken in favor of Congolese small and medium-sized enterprises
Entrepreneurship is seen as an important catalyst for economic and social growth and development in many countries
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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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Promotion of Togolese crafts
La Poste launches a site to promote Togolese crafts
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Nigeria’s Women Affairs Minister gives seed capital to 250 Nigerian women
Nigeria's Minister for Women Affairs, Dame Pauline K. Tallen, handed over seed capital to 250 Nigerian Women entrepreneurs, to help cushion the effect of COVID-19 on their businesses.
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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.
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50 Million African Women Speak platform unveiled in Seychelles
President Faure urges women in Seychelles to sign up on 50MAWSP
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Support for women's economic units in the informal sector impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic in Senegal.
Economic and social resilience program in Senegal.