US-backed agency empowers women entrepreneurs

Miller
Miller

MAUN: The African Women Entrepreneurship Programme (AWEP) is expected to bring positive results in changing lives and businesses of women entrepreneurs in Maun and the surrounding areas.

This was disclosed by different speakers at the launch of AWEP here this week, including U.S Ambassador to Botswana, Earl Miller who encouraged women to take advantage of the programme which is meant to change women’s entrepreneurs economically.

Miller said AWEP in partnership with USAID provides professional networking business development and trade capacity building system of opportunities for networks, which will assist female entrepreneurs across sub-Saharan Africa in relation to their businesses.

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