Original Story Published by: Feranmi Akeredolu for Ventures Africa
Photography courtesy of: Nigeria Communications Week
Nigeria’s diversification plan can’t be sustained without the empowerment and deliberate inclusion of women into the business and economic environment. As much as exploring natural resources (agricultural and oil resources) are important, engaging all the potentials and diversities in a country is imperative for inclusive economic growth. Also, studies have shown that the economic prosperity of a state is linked to the number of women empowered to do business.
Yesterday, Facebook unveiled the initiative #SheMeansBusiness for the numerous Nigerian women interested in entrepreneurship. This initiative, which is in collaboration with She Leads Africa, is designed to inspire and train female entrepreneurs across the country to build, grow and start their own businesses.
“We know that when women do better, economies do better,” Facebook Public Policy Director, Africa, Ebele Okobi said.
“The study conducted by Development Economics further highlights this, with research suggesting that an estimated seven million new businesses could be set up by women in Nigeria by 2021– placing a greater importance on the role of women’s entrepreneurial ambitions for overall economic and social development in the country,” she explains.
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