Women’s Economic Empowerment – From Micro to Macro

  • Date: 15 July 2015, 10:00am - 12:30pm
  • Location: Radisson Warka 1+2

Organised by:

Partnership for Change

Summary

Partnership for Change is a Norwegian NGO aiming to contribute to socially, environmentally, and financially sustainable local communities. We aim to build awareness and empower individuals, especially focusing on women and youth.
The side event will present how we work with women’s economic empowerment through our approach using innovative financial tools such as soft loans, angel investments, entrepreneurial grants and patient capital to help build a sustainable civil society and business community.

Speakers from different countries will exemplify the importance of economic empowerment of women through highlighting actual projects.

Børge Brende, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Roman Tesfaye Abneh, First Lady of Ethiopia (TBD)
Ingrid Stange, Founder & CEO, Partnership for Change
Nigest Haile, CEO, Center for Accelerated Women’s Economic Empowerment (CAWEE)
Moderator: Anne-Karin Nygård, Director of Gender, Partnership for Change

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