Women in Africa, Coca-Cola Foundation join forces to empower 20,000 women through Jamii Femme initiative
Women in Africa in collaboration with Coca-Cola foundation has today unveiled the first cohort of Kenya women change makers for sustainable impact under the Jamii Femme initiative.
The initiative is a women’s economic empowerment program seeking to support 20,000 African women entrepreneurs over the next three years.
Gracing the event, Kenya’s second lady and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s wife pastor Dr. Dorcas Rigathi called the on women who will benefit from the progamme to touch the lives of others who haven’t gotten the chance.
“If this initiative changes your life change some else’s and once you have done that the world will be a better place,” she said.
Kenya is one of three African countries selected for the pilot that aims to increase the impact of African women entrepreneurs on the African economy and support the creation of innovative solutions for sustainable development that will contribute to positive change in Africa by improving the quality of life of tens of thousands of people.
For this first year, the Coca-Cola Foundation and Women in Africa are offering a multi-phase programme to 2,000 women in Kenya.
The first phase is a 4-month digital training phase, conducted by WIA’s partner, Honoris United Universities, Africa’s first and largest network of private higher education institutions, which will enable them to develop skills in: behavioral intelligence, critical thinking, creativity and design thinking, communication, collaboration and entrepreneurship.
Calls for the application of the second cohort has been already been opened.
