Djibouti, Djibouti/Hiroshima, Japan - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Secretariat, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), and with the financial support from the Government of Canada, is rolling out the Online Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy Training Programme for Women and Girls in the IGAD region.
The programme will pilot with a 5-week online training and a 1-week in-person workshop in the region. Twenty-five women entrepreneurs from IGAD member states are nominated to participate. The pilot will support IGAD in setting up an online learning platform and build its capacity to host and deliver the training programme to its member countries in the future.
The programme will focus on the fundamental concepts of entrepreneurship and on financial literacy. It seeks to help participants develop their entrepreneurial and financial knowledge, skills and competencies so they can identify business opportunities and design and develop solutions to local problems.
This pilot programme is launched on 22nd November 2022 through a virtual event, open to the public. Representatives from IGAD member states, non-governmental organizations, the private sector and United Nations agencies welcomed the participants, shared their expertise and encouraged learners to pursue their passion.
- H.E. Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, IGAD Executive Secretary who has been active in advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women in the IGAD Secretariat, delivered a keynote speech on advancing the economic rights of women in the IGAD region.
- Date: Tuesday, 22 November 2022
- Time: 11 a.m. - noon (Eastern Africa Time) / 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. (UTC)
