The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) is a program that helps women start and grow successful businesses. By providing them with the knowledge, skills, and connections they need to succeed. AWE also helps to promote women's economic opportunities and ensure that women have the resources they need to participate in the economy. AWE aligns with the U.S. National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality, which aims to create a more equitable and just society for all.
The Need for Academy for Women Entrepreneurs.
Somalia is a country with a long history of gender inequality. Women face many challenges in starting and running businesses, including lack of access to education, capital, and markets. The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs is filling a critical need by providing women with the skills, knowledge, and resources they need to succeed in business.
The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs will play a vital role in empowering women in Somalia. By providing women with the skills, knowledge, networks, and access they need to launch and scale successful businesses. The academy is helping to break down the barriers to women's economic participation. This is having a positive impact on the lives of women around the world and their families, and it is also contributing to the economic development of the countries.
Key Objectives of AWE?
AWE helps:
1. Provide Resources. AWE participants have the opportunity to engage in U.S-style online education with local guided facilitation from U.S. Exchange Alumni, local business leaders, academics, and other local partners.
2. Foster Partnerships. Through AWE, women have access to peer-to-peer mentorship, business partners, and scaling opportunities with businesses in the region and in the United States. Engage Embassy alumni also serve as mentors, facilitators, and contacts for participants.
3. Enable Access. AWE alumni have access to a wide range of on-going programs tailored to women’s economic empowerment.
The Benefits of the Academy
The AWE women have access to the Dream Builder platform, a user-friendly and easy-to-use online course that reinforces entrepreneurship components, you will be able to participate in directed lessons related to business management and, in addition, you will also have the opportunity to connect with networks of companies, women entrepreneurs and mentors who share the same perspective in our own country and in the United States.
The Academy offers a comprehensive curriculum that covers all aspects of business, from entrepreneurship to marketing to financial management. Participants also receive mentorship from successful female entrepreneurs. The academy has a proven track record of success. In its first year, graduates of the academy created over 100 new businesses, generating over $1 million in revenue.
The Importance of the Academy for Women in Somalia
The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs will play a vital role in empowering women in Somalia. By providing women with the skills, knowledge, networks, and access they need to launch and scale successful businesses. The academy is helping to break down the barriers to women's economic participation. This is having a positive impact on the lives of women around the world and their families, and it is also contributing to the economic development of the countries.
