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Empowerment programs for women in Eritrea

In organizing capacity building programs, the core element that the Eritrean Women in Agribusiness Association (EWAA) focuses on is needs assessment to address the main challenge that members face, so that each member benefits to the maximum from the program. The Ministry of Agriculture, SMAP Institute of Training, Education and Consultancy, Eritrean National Chamber of Commerce are the main stakeholders sponsoring most of the programs of EWAA.
The National Union of Eritrean Women (NUEW) is the institution mandated to empower women economically, socially and politically so that they will play their role in the society. Similarly, the National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students (NUEYS) have different programs that empower women/girls economically and socially.

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EWAA Women Empowerment Programs

It covers training in effective communication skill, interaction leadership program, customer handling, basic accounting, book keeping, marketing, farm management, mushroom production, basic dairy, poultry, beekeeping, rabbit rearing, food processing (peanut, jam, pickle making), aloe processing, basic horticulture, hydroponic, good agricultural farming (GMP), hazard analysis and critical controlling point (HACCIP) and coaching. The program includes skill transfer and practical exposure especially for those programs that are related to farming. The program is organized to benefit members of EWAA, and it lasts from one week to one month. 

Eligibility criteria

Any Eritrean woman above 18 years engaged in both agricultural production and marketing for at least three years and registered in EWAA is eligible. 

Physical coverage

Women in agribusiness found in all the zobas are eligible to be members but currently the members are mainly from zoba Maekel and Debub.

Services provided

1.  Since all the members are women engaged in agribusiness, usually the program is organized to empower them in the different sub sectors of agriculture so that their productivity increases
2.  Empowerment in managing and handling their business
3.  Women empowerment, development of independent thinking
4.  Empowerment on networking services

Duration of programs

Most of the members commit themselves for training programs, in most cases programs last for one week to two weeks. With at least three month intervals. 

Benefits

It enables them to do, knowledge-based agribusiness, to efficiently manage their resources, networking, apply advanced way of farming, enhance their productivity which leads to improve women’s livelihood.

Events

At closing ceremonies organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, the participants present their products for testing, sale, demonstration....


Contact info

Eritrean National Chamber of Commerce
Tel: +291 1 112187
Email: selamawitbrook@gmail.com