Category: NWEMVAS

So You Want to Be a YTF Master Trainer

So You Want to Be a YTF Master Trainer

  Post by Casmir Anya What Makes a Worthy Master Trainer Candidate? In a nutshell, master trainers train the trainers. I am privileged to serve as a master trainer for the Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF), and have a lot to share about my experience, including tips for fellow master trainers and some notes on […]

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Meet our women entrepreneurs – Aniema, frozen food business owner

Meet our women entrepreneurs – Aniema, frozen food business owner

Photo credit: Mile91 “If a woman runs a business successfully, it helps her and the family. If a woman gets this training and then puts it into practice, the money she earns with her business will help her to solve so many family problems which helps the nation at large.” Aniema Eden owns Rasa Ventures, […]

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Meet our women entrepreneurs – Ijeoma, poultry farmer in Nigeria

Meet our women entrepreneurs – Ijeoma, poultry farmer in Nigeria

Photo credit: Mile91  “If you just sit back and think ‘I know it all, why am I reading all these text messages?’ you will just be on the same level every week, every month, every year. But when you read the text messages and put them into practice, you sky rocket!” Ijeoma Ewurum, a mother […]

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Meet our women entrepreneurs – Aniema, frozen food business owner

Meet our women entrepreneurs – Aniema, frozen food business owner

Photo credit: Mile91 “If a woman runs a business successfully, it helps her and the family. If a woman gets this training and then puts it into practice, the money she earns with her business will help her to solve so many family problems which helps the nation at large.” Aniema Eden owns Rasa Ventures, […]

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Meet our women entrepreneurs – Doren, Owner of a water purification business in Nigeria

Meet our women entrepreneurs – Doren, Owner of a water purification business in Nigeria

Photo credit: Mile91  “It is not just enough to start the business without knowing what to do. The service helps women so much by giving them strategies to handle business.” Doren is the owner of a flourishing business in the city of Uyo in Akwa Ibom state in Nigeria, supplying purified water sachets to the […]

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My Disability Didn’t Stop Me. I am a Woman, a Mother and an Entrepreneur.

My Disability Didn’t Stop Me. I am a Woman, a Mother and an Entrepreneur.

Akwa Ibom, Nigeria – September 24, 2013.  Today is a big day for the Nigerian Women Entrepreneurs and Mobile Value Added Services program. YTF is providing entrepreneurship and capacity building training to over 400 women entrepreneurs in Akwa Ibom State.  These women are drawn from across all the local government areas and own business in the […]

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As One Woman’s Business Prospers, So Does Her Community

As One Woman’s Business Prospers, So Does Her Community

Today, August 23rd, marks the one-year anniversary since YTF launched the Nigerian Women Entrepreneurs and Mobile Value Added Services (NWEMVAS) program in Nigeria.  The program is supported by the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women.    Shortly after launching the program last year, I posted an article, “ShEntrepreneur, Who Says She Can’t Change the World?” that provided […]

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“I am a Proud Woman Entrepreneur”

“I am a Proud Woman Entrepreneur”

Grace B. is an entrepreneur and owns Flourishing Styles Fair, a confectionary, beadwork and accessories business.  Grace decided to go into business for herself when her efforts to find a job in the private sector didn’t yield the results she was expecting. For Grace, it was important to use her creative talents to do something […]

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For Women, Business is About Passion and Networking

For Women, Business is About Passion and Networking

On Friday, June 28th, I accompanied beneficiaries in the Nigerian Women Entrepreneurs and Mobile Value Added Services (NWEMVAS) training program on an Industry Tour to Fantasy, a successful woman-owned baby clothing boutique and apparel store, in Owerri.  Industry Tours are tailored to meet the developmental needs of the participants and their sectors.  The visits facilitate […]

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