press releaseWhat: Young African and Japanese women entrepreneurs networking webinarWho: Gender, Women and Civil Society Department, African Development Bank; and the Asia External Representation OfficeWhen: 22 June 2023; 08:00-10:30 GMT (17:00-19:30 Japan Standard Time)Where: OnlineThe African Development Bank's Gender, Women and Civil Society Department, in collaboration with the Asia External Representation Office, will host a webinar on 22 June 2023 to connect African and Japanese women entrepreneurs for knowledge-sharing and networking. The Japan Policy and Human Resources Development fund, wholly supported by the Japanese government, is financing the webinar. The session targets Japanese and African women entrepreneurs and the users of "50 Million African Women Speak", a digital platform that serves as a one-stop shop for millions of women in Africa to start and scale up their businesses. It is also open to investors, civil society organizations, development partners and regional economic communities. The panel will cover the use of digital tools to promote online business, strategies to access finance, and cooperation between African and Japanese women entrepreneurs.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 13, 2023 05:08 UTC