Togo launches Nana Tech Program for Young Female Entrepreneurs

Nana Tech Program has been launched by Togo's Minister of Digital Economy and Digital Transformation with an aim to provide skills to young female entrepreneurs that are required to thrive in the digital age.

Participants in digital professions will be trained during this particular initiative while also getting the leverage of new technologies in order to advance their businesses and boost their performance. The Nana Tech Program has been inspired from Togolese businesswomen, "Nana Benz" who dominated the textile trade in the 1970s and 80s.

A total reach of 1,500 women is being expected through the program which will empower them to become Togo's digital transformation’s key players.

During the launch of the program, Togo Digital Agency’s (ATD) head and Minister Cina Lawson representative, Kafui Ekouhoho stated, “In line with the government’s ambitions, Nana Tech aims to identify and promote female talents in the fields of education and information technologies.”

Additionally, OMCA Director, Jeanne Ngname Bougonou added, “The Millennium Challenge Account Togo is honored to work with the digital sector in Togo to accelerate and implement the deep reforms initiated since the beginning of the year.”

The 5 complementary programs that Nana Tech are Nana Tech Entrepreneurs; Nana Tech Immersion; Nana Tech Ecosystem; Nana Tech Lab; and Nana Tech Talents.