#AFAWA Bank of the Year award winner Centenary Bank says it has “mission critical focus” to provide services to vulnerable women to grow their businesses. After receiving honor from African Development Bank Group Vice Pres. Beth Dunford, I asked commercial banking gen. man. Michael Jjingo - why?
Le triple mandat de UN Women embrasse la complexité de l'assurance de l'excellence de l’engagement et de la croissance des femmes et de leurs entreprises et cooperatives à divers niveaux UN Women Africa #AFAWA #🇨🇮 thanks to African Development Bank Group AFDB
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Representatives from donor nations to the #AFAWA Guarantee for Growth program - which helps incentivize banks to realize investing in women-led businesses, is good business - arrive HQ of program implementing partner AfricanGuaranteeFund. Looking at what works, and how they’re scaling up.
🎉 Congratulations to Centenary Bank for winning the AFAWA Bank of the Year at the African Banker Awards 2024! Your dedication to advancing women's access to finance is truly inspiring. #AfricanBankerAwards #AFAWA 🏆🌍
Collaboration with AFAWA protocol reflects UBA's commitment to #UBASMEOpportunities UBA AFCFTA promoting gender equality by providing loans to women-owned SMEs at concessional rates.
UBA's collaboration with AFAWA protocol will provide loans to women-owned SMEs at concessional rates, bridging the financing gap faced by women in Africa.
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The AFAWA initiative by African Development Bank Group & AfricanGuaranteeFund is actively working to bridge the $42 billion gender-financing gap that African women face.
I’m honoured to have been a part of the 6th AFAWA Finance Series, Nairobi Kenya, 21st-23rd November 2023.
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AFAWA, the African Development Bank Group and international donors, aims to close the $42 billion financing gap for women in Africa by providing comprehensive support to women-owned and led enterprises. Click on this link: youtube.com/@ubakenya5650?…
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'AFAWA is the first ever gender-focused collateralized significant risk transfer, with counter-guarantee provided by the Netherlands and France, in support of scaling up finance for women.'
-Akinwumi Adesina
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Day 2 of #AFAWA Finance Series Kenya saw Kenya Ministry of For. & Diaspora Affairs’ Hon. Walter Mongare Snr, African Development Bank Group VP @akin_laure, Advisor Tom Owiyo welcome financial institution representatives to training sessions on boosting financial services for #Africa ’s women-led #SMEs .
The African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) Guarantee for Growth program will be aimed at supporting women-led and owned businesses as well.
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We must harmonize how we underline our interests so that everyone get an opportunity.
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The aim of The African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) Guarantee for Growth program is to support women-led and owned businesses.
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A quick brief on what AFAWA is. It's a pan-African initiative of the African Development Bank Group whose aim is to close the $42B financing gap for the women in Africa. This is gradually met through comprehensive support which is consistent with Uganda Development Bank Ltd's goal.
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Through AFAWA, the African Development Bank has approved $1.5 billion of investment for women entrepreneurs, leveraging partnerships with financial institutions to drive inclusive growth.
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