{"id":19325,"date":"2024-07-04T14:01:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T14:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=19325"},"modified":"2024-07-04T14:01:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T14:01:28","slug":"african-development-bank-group-launches-project-to-map-women-entrepreneurs-associations-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=19325","title":{"rendered":"African Development Bank Group Launches Project to Map Women Entrepreneurs\u2019 Associations in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org<\/a>) launched a project on 26 June aimed at mapping 160 women entrepreneurs\u2019 associations in 16 African countries.<\/p>\n

The mapping project, supported by the Bank Group\u2019s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA)\u00a0(htps:\/\/apo-opa.co\/3Y8HxWX<\/a>)\u00a0initiative and Gender Equality Trust Fund (GETF), aims to strengthen the associations\u2019 visibility, improve their institutional capacities, and facilitate access to financing.<\/p>\n

By supporting this initiative, the Bank has taken an important step in its commitment to supporting African women entrepreneurs, promoting women\u2019s economic empowerment and boosting inclusive growth in Africa.<\/p>\n

The Bank\u2019s Vice-President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, Beth Dunford, officially launched the project at a ceremony in Abidjan attended by several associations, umbrella organizations and coalitions of women entrepreneurs, alongside about two hundred others who joined virtually.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe African Development Bank\u2019s Action Plan for Engaging with Civil Society 2024-2028 illustrates our commitment to inclusivity, transparency and accountability,\u201d stated Ms. Dunford, in her opening speech.<\/p>\n

The project will also help to promote collaboration and networking. \u201cAssociations of women entrepreneurs are catalysts for reforms and innovations that support female entrepreneurship and facilitate women\u2019s access to the economic resources they need to realize their full potential,\u201d said Zeneb Tour\u00e9, head of the Civil Society and Community Engagement Division at the Bank.<\/p>\n

Ms. Dagou Yvonne Nivine\u00a0Gadji, representing the SEPHIS Foundation \u2013 which facilitates access to Bank funding for women-led SMEs in sub-Saharan Africa \u2013 emphasized that the associations identified for the mapping project would be \u201ccatalysts for reforms, a boost to women\u2019s empowerment and a crucible for building the capacity of several other networks of women entrepreneurs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jacqueline Tientcheu, President of the Federation of Women Entrepreneurs Organizations in Central Africa (FOF-AC), said, \u201cWe are truly concerned about the issue of access to funding. However, it\u2019s very difficult in Africa, because most women don\u2019t have a guarantee for raising the funds they need. There are microfinance organizations that support women, but their interest rates are very high. We think that the AFAWA programme, through the Gender Equality Trust Fund (GETF), can help us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Development Bank Group (AfDB).<\/p>\n

Media contact:<\/strong>
\nCommunication and External Relations Department\u00a0
media@afdb.org<\/a><\/p>\n

About the African Development Bank Group:<\/strong>
\nThe African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is the premier multilateral financing institution dedicated to Africa\u2019s development. It comprises three distinct entities: the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Development Fund (ADF) and the Nigeria Trust Fund (NSF). The AfDB has a field presence in 41 African countries, with an external office in Japan, and contributes to the economic development and social progress of its 54 regional member states. For more information: www.AfDB.org<\/a><\/p>\n

About the Gender Equality Trust Fund (GETF):<\/strong>
\nThe Gender Equality Trust Fund (GETF) is a multi-donor trust fund hosted by the African Development Bank, which aims to promote gender equality and women\u2019s empowerment in Africa. It supports the implementation and extension of the Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative.<\/p>

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