P&G, WEConnect To Empower Women Entrepreneurs

Procter & Gamble in partnership with WEConnect International has announced the 2nd edition of its Women Entrepreneurs Development Program. WEConnect International, a global network that connects women-owned businesses to qualified buyers around the world.
The announcement which coincides with the International Women’s Day, March 8, was made at an event held at the P&G Corporate office located in GRA Ikeja Lagos.

In pursuance of P&G’s gender equality diversity, the Women Entrepreneurs Development Program (WEDP) aims to provide training on various technical aspects for growing business ventures, including skills and technical support required for females to succeed in the business environment. The program which is open to all women business owners in the WEConnect International Network, women-owned businesses and certified Women Business Entrepreneurs will take place in April this year across 4 weeks.

In her remarks, Ihinosen Ebinum, Head of Purchases for P&G Nigeria said, Nigeria is a country of huge potential, yet women are being systematically excluded and disadvantaged.
Speaking at the event, Shade Ladipo, Country Director of WEConnect stated “we are happy to partner with P&G to help women achieve their full potentials and to have a competitive edge in their businesses.

WEDP aims to provide training on various technical aspects for growing business ventures, including skills and technical support required for females to succeed in the business environment. The program which is open to all women business owners in the WEConnect International Network, women-owned businesses and certified Women Business Entrepreneurs will take place in April this year across four weeks. The first edition of the WEDP, P&G successfully trained over 50 Nigerian women business entrepreneurs in collaboration with Accenture, Access Bank and British American Tobacco (BAT), on entrepreneurship fundamentals, human resource development.

March 15, 2018