UNITAR Advancing Gender Equality & Women Empowerment 2023 Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy Training Programme
The UNITAR Advancing Gender Equality and Women Empowerment 2023 Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy Training Programme is now accepting applications. The UNITAR Division for Prosperity invites women entrepreneurs, business leaders, and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from three Sub-Saharan African Regional Economic Communities to apply for the Advancing Gender Equality and Women Empowerment 2023 Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy Training Programme.
The training program is designed to teach participants the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and financial management. It aims to encourage their desire to learn and contribute to the progress of their communities. The seven-week program will begin in August 2023 and will be given in both English and French.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the programme, learners will be able to:
- Outline current opportunities and challenges in promoting gender equality, specifically in the context of entrepreneurship.
- Understand the entrepreneurial process of identifying opportunities and mobilizing resources to bring a new enterprise to life.
- Apply tools and techniques to create desirable, feasible, viable and sustainable solutions for customer needs and problems.
- Design a business model appropriate for their enterprise and customer segment(s) and develop revenue models to capture value in all its forms.
- Apply accounting and financial management tools and techniques to monitor their finances and make informed business decisions that lead to sustainability and growth.
- Craft financial and risk-mitigating strategies for business.
Eligibility
Approximately 10-15 candidates will be selected from each member country to participate in the programme. To be eligible, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Women aged between 18 and 45;
- Established or aspiring entrepreneur with a solid entrepreneurial idea or initiative and a deep interest in entrepreneurship and financial literacy;
- Keen passion and motivation to learn and contribute to society and country;
- Commitment to actively engage in the programme for its entire duration, including attending webinars.
- Applicants need an electronic device (e.g. desktop, laptop, smartphone) for the entire programme and must have good oral and written skills in English or French.
- The programme will accept applications from women entrepreneurs in the following countries: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, The Gambia, Togo, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Applicants are encouraged to apply early.
Application
The application deadline is July 31, 2023 at midnight East Africa Time (UTC +3).
For more information, visit UNITAR.
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