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U.s. department OF STATE
the program
• The African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP) is a trade and investment initiative started by the U.S. Department of State in 2010.
• In partnership with USAID, AWEP it provides professional networking, business development and trade capacity building opportunities for networks of prominent women entrepreneurs across Sub-Saharan Africa.
• AWEP business leaders are transforming their societies by owning, operating and managing small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) and becoming voices for social advocacy in their communities.
Program activities
•International Leadership Visitors Program (IVLP)•Annual AWEP-AGOA Forum•Business Incubator Program•Export Readiness Pilot•SME Live Banking Event
2014 International Leadership Visitors Program (IVLP)
• Theme: "African Women Entrepreneurship Program: Business and Leadership” in English and French
• Dates: July-August 2014
• Goal:
• Showcase women's entrepreneurial advancements in the U.S. and sector-specific business best practices;
• Offer opportunities to meet American businesspeople; • Introduce business growth, advocacy and networking
models; &• Provide workshops on leadership and management.
• Firm Diagnostic Surveys
• Chapter-Led Business Trainings
• Product Design & Packaging
• Exporting Under AGOA
• Trade Show Preparation
• Pitching to Banks• Digital Literacy• Financial Management• Community Service
awep business incubatorsEmpowering awep chapters
Leveraging African growth & opportunity act (agoa)
2013 AWEP-AGOA Forum
• Led by AWEP-Ethiopia Chapter
• Policy Dialogues with Trade Ministers
• Conference
• Business-to-Business (B2B) Networking Event
• More than 100 AWEP members & 25 U.S. buyers participated
• More than 30 AWEP members participated in the second annual SME Live Banking Forum held in Lagos, Nigeria on November 4-5, 2013.
• The event was organized by the African Diaspora Marketplace (ADM) in conjunction with the Bank of Industry, Western Union and USAID.
• 14 African banks participated.
2013 SME Live Banking EventLagos, Nigeria
2014 Export Promotion Pilot
• Initial diagnostic survey for prospective participations (currently underway)
• Selection of 10-15 Promising Firms
• Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF)-facilitated business consultant services in the following areas:
• Acquiring Finance• Facilitating linkages with international buyers• Business Development
• AWEP Train the Trainer Program
• Participants will be required to train AWEP members in their home country on what they learned
LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
• Expanding the AWEP Business Incubator Program
• Developing Public, Private, Partnerships (PPP)
• Gender financing facility• Encouraging a greater focus
on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
• Local partners:
• SME Development Agencies of Nigeria (SMEDAN)
• Bank of Industry
• Sectors
• Agribusiness• Fashion & Design• Food Processing• Home Decor• IT• Textiles
AWEP NIGERIA
308 Active Members1,650 Employees
AWEP NIGERIA 2013 EVENTSAWEP NIGERIA NATIONAL CHAPTER
LUNCHEON, LOCATION, April 2013
• 300 members in attendance
• Networking and educational opportunity for AWEP members
INTEL TRAINING, Nigeria, April 2013
• Computer utilization training
• 150 members in attendance.
SELECTED MEMBER AT INTERNATIONAL VISITORS’ LEADERSHIP PROGRAM Washinton , July-August 2013
• Two member selected for attendance from Nigeria every year. Since 2011
AWEP NIGERIA 2013 EVENTS
AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (AGOA) FORUM Washington, DC, May 2013
• Seven members were sponsored to attend by Global Shea Alliance
• AWEP Nigeria had a booth at the forum
AWEP/AGOA CONFERENCE Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, August 2013
• 27 members in attendance
• Largest representation of all AWEP chapters
My Experience
In 2011, privileged nominee of AWEP training in Washington DC
CEO/MD of first cassava glucose factory in Nigeria (2007 – 2012
Participated in motivational talk at AWEP training in 2011 and this led to set-up/founding of PSALTRY INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LIMITED
PSALTRY INTERNATIONAL Co Ltd
Company profile Agro-based company registered
in Nigeria
Acquired 500 ha of farmland within 10,000ha community farmland in Alayide/Wasinmi Village, Ado Awaiye, ISEYIN. Oyo State Nigeria
PIL cultivated cassava on over 300 ha as back up for the cassava starch factory
A 20 TPD cassava starch factory was built, and commissioned in May 2013
Over 500 farmers with about 30% women were organized into clusters/outgrowers supplying about 70% cassava requirement to the factory
PSALTRY INTERNATIONAL Co Ltd
Impact of PSALTRY in host community
Employment of 200 staff (about 20% women)
Rural infrastructural development (rural road, borehole water, etc)
Capacity building for farmers (training, demonstrations, coaching)
Improvement in farmers yearly income revenue from about $1000pa to about $10000pa per farmer
More Girl child encouraged to go to school,
Happy awep nigeria member
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AWEP Nigeria
secretariat.awepng@gmail.com
Phone: 08166372307, 08028911415
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