Entrepreneurship: UN agency and African Development Bank launch "Support for Growth-Oriented Women Entrepreneurs"

The United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) and the African Development Bank, has launched a new program called, "Support for Growth-Oriented Women Entrepreneurs", to provide support for female entrepreneurs in Africa.

The program will provide assistance with association building, access to financing, markets and business development services, as well as help with business support, information sharing, networks and the legal environment. The program will start in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.