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Remember Deketeke
Herald Correspondent
STRATEGIC partnerships for sustainable funding are essential for entrepreneurial development, offering not only financial resources but also technical assistance, market access, and networking opportunities that empower more women entrepreneurs to succeed, a Cabinet Minister said.
Speaking at the Atlantic Council’s Women for Prosperity Conference held in Harare yesterday, Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said women’s meaningful participation in decision-making and leadership is a key driver of development at local, national, regional and global levels.
The Conference, which was running under the theme, “Women for Prosperity: Empower Your Entrepreneurial Journey”, brought together women from diverse backgrounds.
“My Ministry has come up with the National Women in Leadership and Decision-Making Strategy 2023-2030 to increase women’s participation in decision making positions in the public, political and private sectors,” said Minister Mutsvangwa.
She said the entrepreneurship journey is not merely a path to economic independence but is a pathway to social change, community development, and national prosperity.
“Coincidentally, the Atlantic Council’s Women for Prosperity initiative will double down on the urgent need to enhance women’s involvement as critical players in economic growth and development.
“This intervention, underpinned by the overarching objective of realising Vision 2030, calls upon all of us to take an active part in supporting such noble gestures,” she said.
Minister Mutsvangwa said her ministry would like to collaborate further with development partners and the private sector.
Addressing journalists on the sidelines of the conference, Atlantic Council Freedom and Prosperity Centre senior director Mr Joseph Lemoine said the conference sought to create economic pathways for women entrepreneurs.
“The whole aim of holding this conference in Zimbabwe is to try and further improve economic pathways for women and also make it easy for women to economically transform their lives,” Mr Lemoine said.
Founder and executive director of the Remnant Generation Ms Annabelle Nakabiri from Uganda said entrepreneurship should be about transforming lives.
“My words of encouragement to other women who want to be entrepreneurs is that the greatest success that you will find is to do business that has a purpose.
“When you do what you love, it’s a great.
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