Kigali, Rwanda - MTN Rwanda in collaboration with the National Women’s Council,
AEE, and NUDOR has launched the 3rd edition of Connect Women in
Business (CWIB) initiative ahead of the year’s Women’s month in March.
Started two years ago, the Connect Women in Business (CWIB) has
supported 56 women saving groups both financially and through business acumen training
to further propel them in their respective fields.
In a released statement, it noted that in line with the Ministry
of Gender and Family Promotion’s priority of gender equality and women economic
empowerment, Connect Women in Business aimed to enable women in their respective
projects, growing them to cooperative levels so that they can contribute to
sustaining their livelihood.
The National Women’s Council Executive Secretary, Jackeline
Kamanzi said Connect Women in Business has, for the past two years contributed
to its mission to build women’s capacity and ensure their participation in the
national development through their diverse projects.
“Furthermore, this initiative also offers the much-needed encouragement
to women-led groups to keep the momentum of hard work, discipline, and
perseverance because they yield results.”
Chief Executive Officer of MTN Rwanda, Mitwa Ng’ambi in her
remarks reiterated that anyone who supports a woman is supporting an entire
community.
“We have seen this countless times in our societies and it’s no
different for these women saving groups. Each saving group was selected from a
critical category that represents much of our economy today; agriculture, arts,
women in digital, and women with disability,” she emphasized.
She then encouraged more women to join saving groups to
eradicate poverty, sustain their families and grow their nation.
MTN Connect Women in Business continues to create shared value
in the community, resulting in sustainable living for all by supporting
cooperatives of vulnerable groups such as teen mothers and women and girls in
single-parent households.
By: Kanto Okanta
