Sahel region: African Development Bank to extend nearly $1m in gender-based grants to boost opportunities for women-led businesses

June 8, 2023 AELEX Admin 0 Comments

The African Development Bank’s Gender Equality Trust Fund will provide a $950,000 grant to the Africa Small and Medium Enterprise Business Linkages Program in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger. The grant, which will supplement an earlier $3.9 million financing grant from the Bank’s Transition Support Facility, is expected to bolster 1,400 women-led enterprises and contribute to the region’s economic resilience and social cohesion.Read more

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