US Government Equips 250 Nigerian Women Entrepreneurs

In line with its Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) initiative, the United State Consulate General Lagos, has demonstrated support to equip 250 Nigerian women with the practical skills needed to create sustainable businesses.

In an agreement, capped, “Statement of Intended Cooperation,” which the Consulate signed with two Nigerian firms, Venture Garden Foundation and Ascend Studios Foundation, Nigerian women will soon experience full and free participation in the Nigerian economy as they seek to thrive in the workforce, succeed as entrepreneurs and create stability and prosperity in their communities.

Reportedly, the US government intends to walk the talk, through the 2022 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs, a U.S. government program that advances women’s economic empowerment and entrepreneurship in Nigeria, annually.

In her remarks at the agreement signing ceremony hosted at the American Corner in Ikeja, The U.S. Consulate Deputy Public Affairs Officer, Jennifer Foltz said: “We are confident that their contributions to and engagement with the AWE participants will result in improved leadership, public speaking, time management, self-confidence and financing options.”

Now in its fourth year, the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs positions itself as highly competitive entrepreneurship programme, which equips Nigerian women entrepreneurs with university-level business and management training, strengthening their networks and growing sustainable businesses.

The number of graduates of the US illustrious initiative currently stands at 520, nationwide, reports say.

Participants who graduate from the AWE ‘school’ purportedly gain automatic membership to the U.S. government exchange alumni community, providing access to a vast network of like-minded and highly regarded professionals across the country.