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January 22, 2017 Media @LWA Comments Off

WEISED2020 Africa -Women in Entrepreneurship, Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy Development Africa in partnership with LWA, EIWIIN and IEDC is the

- LWA works in line with the goals adopted at the 1995 Beijing conference and promotes the attainment of the United Nations (UN) Millennium goals of 2000;
- LWA supports the Agenda 2063;
- LWA operates at International, Continental, Regional, National and Community levels;
- LWA is a credible African partner in Women’s economic development
- We lobby for a concerted effort by government, policy makers, as well as leaders at corporate and civil level;
- Doing business with women is smart business;
- Women are a growing buying force and present a growing consumer base for a positive economic outlook in Africa;
- With the triple challenge in Africa: poverty, unemployment and inequality, Women’s empowerment is not only gender issue but as well as a socio-economic issue;
- LWA provides an opportunity to present pan-African views of women economic empowerment by involving African scholars, community builders and civil society organisations.