AfDB launches Mapping Project for Women Entrepreneurs' Associations

A new project has been launched by African Development Bank (AfDB) focuses on mapping 160 women entrepreneurs' associations in 16 African countries. Bank Group's Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative alongside Gender Equality Trust Fund (GETF) is behind the support of this mapping project.

With an intent to strengthen the visibility of the associations while improving institutional capacities as well as facilitating financial access, revealed by the Communication for Development and Advocacy (CDA Consult). This is a development communication advocacy non-governmental organization that is based in Tema, Ghana.

During a ceremony in Abidjan, Beth Dunford who’s the Vice President for Agriculture, Human, and Social Development of the African Development Bank launched the project in presence of numerous associations, umbrella organizations, and women entrepreneurs’ coalitions, along with about two hundred others virtually-joined attendees.

Beth said, “The African Development Bank's Action Plan for Engaging with Civil Society 2024-2028 illustrates our commitment to inclusivity, transparency, and accountability.”

In addition, Bank’s head of the Civil Society and Community Engagement Division, Zeneb Touré added, “Associations of women entrepreneurs are catalysts for reforms and innovations that support female entrepreneurship and facilitate women's access to the economic resources they need to realize their full potential.”