Networking Strategy for WBAs in African Continental Free Trade Agreement
WomenbizPH President Mylene Abiva was invited as Special Speaker for the capacity building of Africa Women Business Associations in North, West, Central and South Africa that includes the creation of regional network for women entrepreneurs in Africa to maximize the opportunities and benefits under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement. The program is managed by the International Trade Centre (ITC) Geneva, Switzerland. Mylene Abiva was a speaker for the knowledge sharing sessions, and looked into models of other Women Regional Networks in Africa and other continents. WomenbizPH having a 25 year history as the voice of women in commerce in the Philippines was also the Chair of ASEAN Women Entrepreneurship Network (AWEN) in 2014-2016. Mylene Abiva shared the organization of WomenbizPH and how AWEN has a defined structure and mandate and works closely with ASEAN Leaders, Ministers and Secretariat and actively leads Working Groups on Women and Economy as well as support networking and programs to connect women entrepreneurs thru the national WBAs.
The Africa WBAs under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) through the Share and Learn Session ,was informed about Women’s Business Council Philippines mandate, leadership structure, programs and operational support and learned from its best practices from its leadership model as well as the platform that AWEN uses to connect with their members and WBA partners.
Other Articles
- ITC/ She Trades for AWEN Workshop @Cambodia
- WomenbizPH Chairperson Mylene Abiva High level meeting with ILO Global Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland
- WomenbizPH Women Strong Network Philippines join International Women’s Month 2022 with theme #BreakTheBias
- PNB – An emerging thought leader in workplace gender equality and inclusion
- In diversity, there is brand strength
Follow us on Social Media
Stay tuned.
Get the latest updates from WomenBizPH by subscribing to our newsletter. This subscription will help you learn more about the different projects and initiatives of WomenBizPH and discover the different engagements where our partners and members actively participate. We discuss hot button topics and issues like gender diversity, women in leadership and capacity building for women in entrepreneurship.
Talk to us.
WomenBizPH would like to hear from you! Do you have any inquiries, concerns or suggestions for the organization? Let us know by leaving us a message and we’ll make sure to get back to you as soon as we can.
