Women entrepreneurs look for partnerships
Jan 28, 2009
Women entrepreneurs from the East African region are to meet in Kampala to find ways of creating market linkages, increase productivity and create jobs.
By David Muwanga
Women entrepreneurs from the East African region are to meet in Kampala to find ways of creating market linkages, increase productivity and create jobs.
The Uganda Women Entrepreneurs Association, is to host the two-day forum also aimed at sharing business information, the association said in a statement.
“This would contribute to wealth creation and the growth of participating national economies and further promote women’s entrepreneurship and business initiatives.â€
The forum will be held from January 30-31 under the theme: “Building synergistic networks among women entrepreneurs for business and trade†, it said.
The statement said women entrepreneurs and government officials from Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Sudan and Uganda would participate.
“Each country will be represented by participants from formal and informal businesses, government, private sector and civil society organisations that support women in business and trade,†it said.
The topics to be discussed include opportunities for affordable finance and building partnerships for wealth creation through information communication technologies.
Others include creating markets for business and trade expansion for women and developing networks to support young women entrepreneurs and those in rural areas.
“Women entrepreneurs will not only learn from each others’ experiences, but will also showcase their products and their business services and literature for increased regional visibility,†it said.
The guest of honour will be the trade minister, Janet Mukwaya and the East African Community affairs minister, Eriya Kategaya, will close the meeting, the release said.
The meeting is partly sponsored by World Bank, which has helped to bring five participants from each of the six countries.
The meeting would facilitate women entrepreneurship creativity and generate innovative approaches for increased productivity, market linkages, increase incomes, and employment.
“This would contribute to wealth creation and the growth of participating national economies and further promote women’s entrepreneurship and business initiatives."
Women entrepreneurs from the East African region are to meet in Kampala to find ways of creating market linkages, increase productivity and create jobs.
The Uganda Women Entrepreneurs Association, is to host the two-day forum also aimed at sharing business information, the association said in a statement.
“This would contribute to wealth creation and the growth of participating national economies and further promote women’s entrepreneurship and business initiatives.â€
The forum will be held from January 30-31 under the theme: “Building synergistic networks among women entrepreneurs for business and trade†, it said.
The statement said women entrepreneurs and government officials from Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Sudan and Uganda would participate.
“Each country will be represented by participants from formal and informal businesses, government, private sector and civil society organisations that support women in business and trade,†it said.
The topics to be discussed include opportunities for affordable finance and building partnerships for wealth creation through information communication technologies.
Others include creating markets for business and trade expansion for women and developing networks to support young women entrepreneurs and those in rural areas.
“Women entrepreneurs will not only learn from each others’ experiences, but will also showcase their products and their business services and literature for increased regional visibility,†it said.
The guest of honour will be the trade minister, Janet Mukwaya and the East African Community affairs minister, Eriya Kategaya, will close the meeting, the release said.
The meeting is partly sponsored by World Bank, which has helped to bring five participants from each of the six countries.
The meeting would facilitate women entrepreneurship creativity and generate innovative approaches for increased productivity, market linkages, increase incomes, and employment.
“This would contribute to wealth creation and the growth of participating national economies and further promote women’s entrepreneurship and business initiatives."