AWIEF dialogue aims for gender equality, economic empowerment
On that day in Lagos, Nigeria, the
Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (www.AWIEForum.org)
is hosting a dialogue to mark International Women’s Day and raise awareness of
the challenges and opportunities for women entrepreneurs in Africa.
“We want to discuss meaningful
ways to make women benefit from the world’s largest common market for goods and
services and offer a platform for people to connect, share and network,” Irene
Ochem, AWIEF founder and CEO, said.
The aim of the event is to reach
regional and pan-African influencers to incite dialogue round
generational-equality to entrench a sense of collectivism in working towards
actionable solutions for gender equality on the African continent.
International Women’s Day
#IWD2020 takes place on 8 March 2020 with the theme, #EachforEqual, which is
the premise that an equal world is an enabled world and that equality is not a
women’s issue, but a business issue as gender equality is essential for
economies and communities to thrive.
The theme for the AWIEF IWD day
is: A Decade Of Economic Emancipation Of Women In Africa 2020-2030.
Ochem explains: “How do we ensure
that women and women-owned businesses are elevated by the African Continental
Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), political and economic transformation and that
the principle of collectivism is amplified and entrenched.”
Partners to AWIEF for this key
event include the Embassy of Sweden in Abuja, AGRA, OCP Group, APO Group.
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