1. U.s. department OF STATE

2. the program
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The African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program
(AWEP) is a trade and investment initiative started by
the U.S. Department of State in 2010.
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In partnership with USAID, AWEP it provides
professional networking, business development and
trade capacity building opportunities for networks of
prominent women entrepreneurs across Sub-Saharan
Africa.
•
AWEP business leaders are transforming their
societies by owning, operating and managing small
and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) and becoming
voices for social advocacy in their communities.

3. Program activities
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International Leadership Visitors Program (IVLP)
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Annual AWEP-AGOA Forum
•
Business Incubator Program
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Export Readiness Pilot
•
SME Live Banking Event

4. 2014 International Leadership Visitors
Program (IVLP)
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Theme: "African Women Entrepreneurship Program:
Business and Leadership” in English and French
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Dates: July-August 2014
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Goal:
• Showcase women's entrepreneurial advancements in the
U.S. and sector-specific business best practices;
• Offer opportunities to meet American businesspeople;
• Introduce business growth, advocacy and networking
models; &
• Provide workshops on leadership and management.

5. •
Firm Diagnostic
Surveys
•
Chapter-Led
Business Trainings
• Product Design &
Packaging
• Exporting Under
AGOA
• Trade Show
Preparation
• Pitching to Banks
• Digital Literacy
• Financial Management
• Community Service
awep business incubators
Empowering awep chapters

6. Leveraging African growth & opportunity act (agoa)
2013 AWEP-AGOA Forum
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Led by AWEP-Ethiopia Chapter
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Policy Dialogues with Trade
Ministers
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Conference
•
Business-to-Business (B2B)
Networking Event
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More than 100 AWEP members
& 25 U.S. buyers participated

7. •
More than 30
AWEP members
participated in
the second
annual SME Live
Banking Forum
held in Lagos,
Nigeria on
November 4-5,
2013.
•
The event was
organized by the
African Diaspora
Marketplace
(ADM) in
2013 SME Live Banking Event
Lagos, Nigeria

8. 2014 Export Promotion Pilot
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Initial diagnostic survey for prospective participations
(currently underway)
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Selection of 10-15 Promising Firms
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Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF)-facilitated
business consultant services in the following areas:
• Acquiring Finance
• Facilitating linkages with international buyers
• Business Development
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AWEP Train the Trainer Program
• Participants will be required to train AWEP members in
their home country on what they learned

9. LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY
PLAN
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Expanding the AWEP
Business Incubator Program
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Developing Public, Private,
Partnerships (PPP)
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Gender financing facility
•
Encouraging a greater focus
on Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics

10. •
Local partners:
• SME Development
Agencies of Nigeria
(SMEDAN)
• Bank of Industry
•
Sectors
• Agribusiness
• Fashion & Design
• Food Processing
• Home Decor
• IT
• Textiles
AWEP NIGERIA
308 Active Members
1,650 Employees

11. AWEP NIGERIA 2013 EVENTS
AWEP NIGERIA NATIONAL CHAPTER
LUNCHEON, LOCATION, April 2013
• 300 members in attendance
• Networking and educational opportunity for
AWEP members
INTEL TRAINING, Nigeria, April 2013
• Computer utilization training
• 150 members in attendance.
SELECTED MEMBER AT INTERNATIONAL
VISITORS’ LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
Washinton , July-August 2013
• Two member selected for attendance from
Nigeria every year. Since 2011

12. AWEP NIGERIA 2013 EVENTS
AFRICAN GROWTH AND
OPPORTUNITY ACT
(AGOA) FORUM
Washington, DC, May
2013
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Seven members were
sponsored to attend by
Global Shea Alliance
•
AWEP Nigeria had a booth
at the forum
AWEP/AGOA CONFERENCE
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, August 2013

13. My Experience

In 2011, privileged
nominee of AWEP
training in Washington
DC

CEO/MD of first cassava
glucose factory in
Nigeria (2007 – 2012

Participated in
motivational talk at
AWEP training in 2011
and this led to set-
up/founding of PSALTRY
INTERNATIONAL
COMPANY LIMITED

14. PSALTRY INTERNATIONAL Co
Ltd
Company profile

Agro-based company registered
in Nigeria

Acquired 500 ha of farmland
within 10,000ha community
farmland in Alayide/Wasinmi
Village, Ado Awaiye, ISEYIN.
Oyo State Nigeria

PIL cultivated cassava on over
300 ha as back up for the
cassava starch factory

A 20 TPD cassava starch factory
was built, and commissioned in
May 2013

Over 500 farmers with about
30% women were organized into
clusters/outgrowers supplying
about 70% cassava requirement
to the factory

16. PSALTRY INTERNATIONAL Co
Ltd
Impact of PSALTRY in host
community

Employment of 200 staff (about 20% women)

Rural infrastructural development (rural road,
borehole water, etc)

Capacity building for farmers (training,
demonstrations, coaching)

Improvement in farmers yearly income revenue
from about $1000pa to about $10000pa per
farmer

More Girl child encouraged to go to school,

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AWEP Nigeria
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Phone: 08166372307, 08028911415