WED trains 120 women entrepreneurs

Minister of State for Masvingo Province, Hon Ezra Chadzamira
, presenting certificates to entrepreneur

Zimbabwe's Chapter of the Women Entrepreneurship Day Organization has partnered with local financial institution Homelink and Great Zimbabwe University to offer training for 120 women entrepreneurs. The partnership was unveiled at the latest WED commemorations held in Masvingo. WED Ambassador Angeline Mikiri said the training programme is not just an opportunity for fresh entrepreneurial ideas.

'These women will also gain exposure to trending topics in business on how to create proposal that catch the attention of financiers nationally and globally. There is also the networking aspect which, in today's business climate, often leads to the next million dollar deal.’ A unique dimension to the one week training programme is that participants will be expected to use the skills gained to compete in project proposal design.

The winning teams will have their project approved for immediate funding. Homelink Managing Director Mr Desmond Ali said this aspect represents a departure from dangerous norms, 'It has become the norm that people come for workshops, get trained but afterwards there are no tangible outcomes. We want to train and get the women to use their training in implementing projects immediately.' Participants to the workshop have been drawn from women in strategic sectors of renewable energy, retail, agriculture, engineering and mining.