YTF will be at the Women of West Africa Entrepreneurship (WoWe) Conference

Lagos, June 26 – 27, 2014. YTF will attend the Women of West Africa Entrepreneurship Conference where YTF’s President and CEO, Njideka Harry, will moderate a panel discussion: “Social entrepreneurship journey – Increasing prosperity in West Africa”. Key points included in this discussion will be:

Social entrepreneurship as a key to economic growth
Creating a sustainable impact on the society and the environment
Leadership skills to support social innovation
Accessing support networks for social enterprises

Harry will share examples of YTF’s work with the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, MasterCard and Intel to enhance women entrepreneurs business and financial capabilities using ICT.

For more information on the conference and to register to attend please visit http://www.wowenigeria.com

Some pictures from the conference.

WOWe (474 of 738) — Austrian economist Joseph Schumpeter defined “the entrepreneur” as the force required to drive economic progress, absent which economies would become static, structurally immobilized, and subject to decay, Harry said.

WOWe (491 of 738) — Esteemed Panelists… these women have, “Taken their genius, optimism and empathy and are changing the world!”, Harry said introducing the panelists.

WOWe (477 of 738) — Any definition of the term “social entrepreneurship” must start with the word “entrepreneurship.” The word “social” simply modifies entrepreneurship.

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