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A $US20,510 ($F44,089) Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) grant will expand opportunities for local businesswomen to increase their skills and assist them on their journey to success, says acting deputy Chief of Mission for the US Embassy, Rebecca Owen.
The embassy yesterday signed the grant with the Women Entrepreneurs Business Council (WEBC) to run the AWE program for the third year in a row.
A statement from the embassy said under the AWE program, seven facilitators would lead groups of 15-20 women each with the participants typically having a range of backgrounds and levels of business expertise and come from across the country.
It said beyond what the women learn in AWE workshops and training sessions, they would also have the opportunity to share, learn, and network with other members of their cohort.
As part of the agreement the AWE grant will fund trained facilitators from WEBC and the Makoi Women’s Vocational Center
to guide 130 women business owners through a training and mentoring program whereby the facilitators, who are also local business experts, will provide training and knowledge about key business topics and skills and adapt this information to Fiji’s
local context. According to the statement facilitators will incorporate DreamBuilder online training in their workshops.
DreamBuilder is a free online entrepreneurial training module that teaches women the skills and knowledge to start and grow their own businesses.
Chargé D’affaire Tony Greubel signed the grant document on behalf of the US Embassy, and WEBC chair Eseta Nadakuitavuki signed for FCEF and Shazna Khan for Makoi Women’s Vocational Center.