Nigerian Business Women: The tale of a successful SME in Nigeria
by Aim for this article: Scope: Methodology: Nigeria is a country with a lot of potential for small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs). Over the years, the …
Category: Gender
Wake and Bake in Kilifi: Creating Economic Empowerment for Kenyan Women
by Before the first light hits, the women of Imani Group Kilifi County rise early in order to begin their daily hustle. They wake to bake. …
Hacking the Gender Gap: A Gradual Shift in North African Women and Tech Entrepreneurship
by Introduction: From informality to formality—the need for women to be empowered as entrepreneurs Women in the Maghreb have become more and more involved in entrepreneurship, …
Gender / Ghana / Opportunities
Shea Butter Production Challenges and Women Empowerment
by Shea butter is a women product. Women love, use and produce it. It comes from fat extracted from the nut of the African Shea tree. The …
Today’s Woman: Self-Reliance in Nigeria
by The strength of a woman can be compared to that of a lion and her wisdom and foresight to that of an eagle. In her …
Defying the odds: northern Nigerian female entrepreneurs and their challenges
by Abstract Lack of proper business environment in Nigeria has been a major issue for entrepreneurship in the nation most especially lack of necessary infrastructures and …
Female entrepreneurship in South Africa
by Introduction Women represent more than half of South Africa’s population. Even so, their participation in the business sector remains significantly low. According to the Global …
The Role of Women in Post-Conflict Recovery
by “There are many unintended consequences of war……although most illegal activities are associated with men, women have been involved in smuggling and prostitution, activities which they …
Women and Entrepreneurship in the Democratic Republic of Congo
by Walking through a rural area in the Democratic Republic of Congo (or the DRC), you might find a woman with a roadside stand selling food …
The Women’s Path to Development
by The Contribution of Women Entrepreneurs to Development in Ghanaian Communities Ghana is a country of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Not only do they represent …