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African Federation of Women Entrepreneurs (AFWE)

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Office of the Special Adviser on Africa

Purpose: To develop the mechanism through which interaction among African women entrepreneurs can be promoted; to network economically to bring about exchange of visits, training and skill development, transfer of technologies, and dissemination of market information to promote intra-African and inter-continental trade; to link informal rural productive sectors and formal business sectors.
Illustrative Project: The Federation co-hosted the first Global Women Entrepreneurs Trade Fair and Investment Forum and works closely with UNDP, UN/OSAA, and UN/ECA to strengthen African women entrepreneurs.
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