Presented by Dr. Amany Asfour as introduction to "Capacity Building for Women Entrepreneurs" organized by African Training Cener of Egyptian Business Women Association, Ethiopian Women Exporters Associaton under the scope of Support of Female Entrepreneurs Program supported by African Alliance of Women Empowerment and DANIDA

1. Economic Empowerment of Women & Challenges of Trade

2. Presented by Dr. AmanyAsfour President African Alliance for Women Empowerment(AFRAWE) Executive Director African Society for Sexual Medicine Chair of FEMCOM Federation of Business Women Associations of COMESA ( Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa) Chair of Human Resources ,Science and Technology Cluster of AU -ECOSOCC ( African Union Economic ,Social and Cultural Council )

3. MDGs 1-Eradicate Extreme Poverty & Hunger 2-Achive Universal Primary Education 3-Promote Gender Equality & Empowerment Women 4-Reduce Child Mortality 5-Improve Maternal Health 6-Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other Diseases 7-Ensure Environmental Sustainability 8-Develop a Global Partnership for Development

5. Challenges of InterAfrican Trade 8 (Ps)

6. 1- Product Quality of the product Branding of the Product.

7. 2 – Presentation Packaging

8. 3 - Pricing How to have survey studies & to have a competitive price .

12. Sea

13. Road- Infrastructure & Transport System .

14. 7 – Patience

15. 8 – Power Power to achieve Power to lead Power to Market

16. How to achieve Economic Empowerment of Women ?

17. What is Power ?

19. Triad of Women Empowerment3 Ps Personality Women Empowerment POWER Product Procedures

20. Why should women be empowered????

21. Economic empowerment of women To be a part of the decision making. Achieve sustainable development.

22. How to Achieve Women Empowerment? Through

23. Raising up in the family Democracy 2. Education 10-Project Development 3. Capacity Building 9-Advocacy 8-Technical Assistance and Support services 4. Training 7- Access to Technology 5. Young Women Entrepreneurship promotion & Building of an Entrepreneurial Culture 6 - Access to Financial Resources

24. 1. Raising up in the family Democracy

25. 2.Education

26. 3. Capacity Building

27. 4. Training

28. 5-Entrepreneurship Promotion Is a driver for economic growth,competitiveness and job creation, furthermore, it can be a vehicle for personal development and can help resolve social issues.

29. Who Is An Entrepreneur?

30. An entrepreneur is essentially a person who is not only self-employed but generates employment and income for others through a combination of efforts requiring zeal and capability to transform physical, financial, natural and human resources for production possibilities to extract the business potential within any situation..

31. The Promotion of Women’s Entrepreneurship It is a means to alleviate women’s unemployment and poverty and also stimulate economic growth. Women’s entrepreneurship promotion aims at eliminating gender specific barriers which limits women’s capacity to up businesses. These include inadequate access to information ,business networks as well as the traditional attitude towards the gender role

32. A sustainable EnterpriseThe following figure shows the elements that are required to call it enterprise sustainable Technical Viability Market Stability Management Zeal Skill Managerial Vocational Systems Management Zeal Skill Managerial Vocational Systems Sustainable Enterprise Financial viability Policy support Infrastructural facilities Environmental Sustainability

33. A sustainable Enterprise An enterprise needs an environment conducive to take off and sustain and all seven elements are important. But policy support is a crosscutting element that influences the financial, infrastructural, social (skills, systems etc.), market, environment etc. positively or negatively. The role of private and public sector agencies are often guided by the policies, which again are influenced by the traditional attitude and lack of understanding about the needs and situation of women. Therefore, for mainstreaming of gender, it is important that the policies and measures are developed considering the reality of women

34. The main three pillars of women’s Entrepreneurship promotion are : 1 – Creating an enabling environment 2 – Capacity building and 3 - Access to financial resources

35. The way forward Access to Financial Resources Special credit line Guarantee support Guarantee fund Advocacy & Risk Sharing Chambers/Associations Fund Generation Govt., Donor, Private Bank Sources External agencies Government Creation of Enabling Environment Policy Support Revision/formulation (establish consistency) Supportive mechanism (One stop service) Mainstreaming Advocacy Chambers/Association Measures by Government. Banks Promotion of Women Entrepreneurship Capacity Building Associations -Women Entrepreneurs Service Providers -Information-Skills Development Management Technology Marketing Support-Linkage Building Donors/Agencies Technical Assistance Support Services Chambers/Associations-Institutions-Agencies-Private sector

36. 6 – Access to Financial Resources This is the area for all entrepreneurs and the public sector has a comprehensive role to play especially in the areas of policy development, taking specials measures in the area of guarantee support, special credit line, provision of quota in industrial credit etc. Banks should be oriented to initiate special window for financing women – owned enterprises. The government should provide policy support for collateral free loan up to a certain limit. It can develop guarantee fund and can accept guarantee by chambers and association etc.

39. Many innovative activities and models for marketing are being developed by NGOs which contribute to improved consultation, human resource development, and incorporating gender equality considerations.

41. African Alliance for Women Empowerment .

42. African Development Bank.

44. BDC include Training facilities. Market place & show rooms and exhibition center. Trade point and data bank Business incubators. ICT centers. Technical assistance. Financial & legal services. Innovation center. Transfer of technology for women in business and product development.

54. Egyptian Business Women Association (EBWA) African Alliance for Women Empowerment Our GoalEconomic Empowerment of WomenOur SloganFinancial independence gives you the power of choice and voiceOur MessageYoung Women Entrepreneurship Promotion

55. Our Symbol Queen Hatchupsut of Egypt; 15th century BC. Ruled as a pharaoh for 15 years. The 1st registered Business Women in history. She used to do trade between Egypt and other countries of Africa & Asia.

56. Thank You