Female-led African businesses lock-in TDB finance
Published by: Sandy Bhadare at 18/05/2021 Small and medium sized enterprises and female-led businesses in Burundi will benefit from financing of BI.
Small and medium sized enterprises and female-led businesses in Burundi will benefit from financing of BIF 500 million (approximately USD 254,000) from the Trade and Development Bank.
Bujumbura, Burundi-headquartered
Trade and Development Bank (TDB)’s Trade and Development Fund (TDF) has committed approximately USD 254,000 over three years to support the Women’s Initiative for Self-Empowerment (WISE), established in 2007 help women to save and to encourage the provision of loans to small- and micro- enterprises. WISE’s overall aim is to increase the economic and financial self-sufficiency of more vulnerable members of society, including women.
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WISE calls for renewed efforts to eradicate violence against women
The Women’s Initiative for Self-Empowerment (WISE), a non-profit organization, on Friday called for renewed efforts and vigorous commitment to the eradication of violence against women and girls.
According to WISE, statistics from the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVSU) indicated that one out of every three women went through abuse hence the need to sensitize people on what to do in fighting the menace.
Madam Adwoa Bame, Executive Director of WISE underscored the need to have a community-based-approach towards the fight, saying, members within the community should take charge, should understand the system and therefore help each other to eradicate violence against women.