“Actively driving the socio-economic transformation process in Africa, in partnership with women and other stakeholders”

August 30, 2016 Media @LWA 2,839 Comments

Confident of Africa’s growth opportunities, Leading Women of Africa – Corporate Investment (Pty) Ltd was strategically established in 2015 to

Media Centre

WOMEN AGENTS OF CHANGE, TOWARDS THE AGENDA 2063, Cape Town 7-8 November 2017

August 30, 2016 Media @LWA

The African Union’s Agenda 2063 acknowledges that Africa in 2063 will be a continent where the critical role of women

Media Centre

Positioning women in the mainstream economy in Africa

August 20, 2016 Media @LWA 1,982 Comments

JOIN THE NETWORK LWA is a Pan African Forum that continuously promotes the inclusion of women in the mainstream economy

- 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.

Translate »