The Association of Professional Women Bankers (APWB) in conjunction with Centre for Gender Issues in Science and Technology (CEGIST) has unveiled plans to empower youths and women through entrepreneurial success In the country.
Speaking during the weekend the chairperson who was represented by the vice chairperson Mrs. Tinuke Leye-Isola said that the goal of the project is to provide information, networking, guidance and support services that will aid youths and women on their pathway to entrepreneurial success.
According to her the project is targeted at redirecting the steps of the youths to focus more on using their acquired knowledge to create opportunities through ideas generated from critical reasoning using creative tools.
She noted that the training would provide them with needed mentoring adequate guidance in business development. She continued that this will also help them turn the knowledge individually acquired in their various disciplines into ideals through this training be turned into business opportunities that will get them engaged and empowered. She explained that this arm of the project already has developmental partners that are ready to provide mentoring, capacity building and value chain addition to the project in relation to activities that will enhance productivity and national development.
Meanwhile the association will be joining other women worldwide to celebrate the International Women's Day, which will be held on 7th, and 8th March at the Federal University of Technology, Akure. This year event tagged "Exclusion to Inclusion:
Expanding Financial Services for Women and Youths" in view of the recent launching of Nigeria's National Financial Inclusion Strategy and their on the Mentoring for Growth (M4G) project.
Source: Guardian
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