Category: Financial Empowerment
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More than 400 women from Kasangati and surrounding areas have received hands-on financial literacy training aimed at boosting economic empowerment, improving livelihoods, and fostering social harmony. The initiative was spearheaded by the Rotary Club of Bulindo and Rotary Club of Kitukutwe, in partnership with Old Mutual Uganda and Centenary Bank, and held at Kasangati Health…
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At the Digital House located within the Women’s Education and Training Institution (IFEF) in Agboville in Cote d’ivoire women are gaining digital skills and learning how to better manage their entrepreneurial activities. Balkisse Kinda and Aline Assoa are both over 40 years old. Balkisse sells locally produced rice, while Aline runs a small restaurant. Twice…
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Somalia, supported by the United Nations, celebrated the International Day for Women in Maritime on Sunday, with an event designed to celebrate women’s role in the country’s sea-based industries. Somali officials announced the launch of a new initiative to empower women through education and job creation. Faced with gender discrimination, Somali women remain underrepresented in…
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At a regional meeting held in Dar es Salaam, women leaders from the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) and gender equality stakeholders called for actionable steps to increase financing for gender equality across the Sub-Saharan African region, emphasizing the need for policies and practices that promote accountability, inclusivity, and sustainable economic development for everyone. The…
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