Africa
Program News
ABWN to Provide Program for 2010 AGOA Women's Entrepreneurship Program Participants
The United States hosted the ninth United States - Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum (AGOA Forum) in Washington, D.C., August 2-3.
Vital Voices -- in partnership with ExxonMobil and the Africa Businesswomen’s Network (ABWN) -- will provide a follow-on program for the 38 participants of the 2010 AGOA Women’s Entrepreneurship Program.
Vital Voices - Advocacy Project Peace Fellows Begin Projects
Beginning in 2003, The Advocacy Project (AP), a Washington, D.C. based human rights NGO, has been sending Peace Fellows all over the globe to encourage social change by supporting marginalized communities and helping them advocate for justice and human rights.
ABWN Think Tank Attends NAWBO Conference
The ABWN Think Tank is an inspiring team of women leaders from entrepreneurial and social organizations who organize the vision and future goals of the ABWN.
Ekaete Umoh: Defending the Rights of Disabled Women and Girls in Nigeria
Ekaete Judith Umoh sits with reassuring calm as she shares passionate stories from behind a brilliant smile. Her accomplished presence is tempered by a warm gaze; she is magnetically relatable.
UCOMAS Celebrates International Women's Day with Week of Events in Douala
The Union des Commreçantes du Marché Sandaga (UCOMAS) or the Sandaga Market Women Traders Union in Douala, Cameroon was founded one year ago to defend the interests of women traders in the largest fresh produce market in all of Central Africa. Today, UCOMAS works to provide a safer and healthier environment for women traders of the Sandaga Market.
Vital Voices Women Artisan Entrepreneur Product & Business Development Program Holds Training in Uganda
With the support of the ExxonMobil Foundation, The Vital Voices Women Artisans Entrepreneur Product & Business Development Program facilitated a training workshop in Kampala, Uganda, from February 15 – 19. The program trained 18 women artisan leaders from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania and Uganda. Each of these 18 women leads a community-based group comprised of an average of 10 women artisans.
Speaking Tour with Human Rights Advocate Chouchou Namegabe
Mrs. Chouchou Namegabe, recipient of the Vital Voices Global Partnership Fern Holland Award and member of the Vital Voices Global Network, traveled to the United States in November 2009 from the Democratic Republic of Congo to receive the Knight Award for Journalism from the International Center for Journalism and to speak at a number of Vital Voices events.
November 2009 ABWN Corporate Ambassador Program— Kampala, Uganda
Uganda Women Entrepreneurs Association Limited (UWEAL), Vital Voices’ Ugandan Africa Businesswomen’s Network Hub, hosted their Corporate Ambassador Program in Kampala, Uganda from November 10-13, 2009. Many top-level businesswomen from the United States traveled to Kampala to work with UWEAL members and to disucuss “Unleashing the Potential of Women Entrepreseurs for Economic Growth.”
November 2009 ABWN Corporate Ambassador Program— Lagos, Nigeria
The Corporate Ambassador Program (CAP) in Africa continued with its second event in Lagos, Nigeria on November 3-4, 2009. Hosted by the Africa Businesswomen’s Network hub in Nigeria, Women in Management and Business (WIMBIZ), the program was themed “Change the Game and Make a Difference,” and sought to examine and articulate the need for women in management and business to redefine the rules for staying and growing in business.
Vital Voices and Advocacy Project Peace Fellows
In the summer of 2009, Vital Voices Global Partnership teamed up with the Advocacy Project, a D.C. based human rights non-governmental organization, to send four Peace Fellows to work with Vital Voices partners in Cameroon and Kenya. For three months, the four Fellows strengthened partners’ capacity by undertaking key projects and provided critical skills to partners by transferring technical expertise in communications and information technology. In addition, they blogged and vlogged, documenting their experiences and time in the field.
