Youth leadership and entrepreneurship program in Ecuador garners media attention; CIPE partner convenes seminar on corporate governance at An Najah University School of Media; CIPE Nigeria Country Director conducts interview with Punch newspaper discussing the business environment and challenges in Nigeria
Côte D’Ivoire – CIPE hosted a policy roundtable forum in Abidjan for 27 participants representing the public and private sectors on the current regulatory framework that governs Côte d’Ivoire’s micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) sector. Participants included representatives from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Côte D’Ivoire Chamber of Commerce, the Côte D’Ivoire National Employers’ Association, the Ivorian Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises, and various media outlets.
CIPE hosts communications workshop in Nigeria; CIPE holds anti-corruption workshop for local entrepreneurs in Ukraine; CIPE partner presents Collective Action Against Corruption campaign to business associations in Thailand
CIPE Executive Director speaks at seminar at Stanford University; CIPE hosts workshop for women representing business and professional organizations in Nigeria; CIPE partner in Nepal conducts series of meetings on Nepal’s economic growth
Kenya– CIPE conducted a four-day workshop in Athi River for 27 participants from two partner organizations, the Kenya National Alliance of Street Vendors and Informal Traders (KENASVIT) and the Micro Small Enterprise Federation. The workshop, which focused on public policy advocacy, association management, and anti-corruption initiatives for small businesses, targeted leaders of the associations’ chapters from across Kenya so that they could learn best practices and different tools to share and implement in their respective chapters.
Nigeria – CIPE Nigeria Country Director Wumi Gbadamosi attended a roundtable meeting in Abuja with the United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary General for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women, Michelle Bachelet, to discuss the challenges facing women in Nigeria. Gbadamosi was invited to this event because of CIPE’s current work in Nigeria to strengthen the capacity of women’s business and professional associations to advocate for reform. Gbadamosi also sought to discuss possible areas for collaboration between CIPE and the UN Women’s program.
Nigeria – CIPE Country Director Wumi Gbadamosi and Assistant Program Officer Erica Poff participated in an event in Akure, Ondo State, hosted by the Country Women's Association of Nigeria (COWAN) in honor of International Rural Women’s Day. COWAN, a leading association representing about 260,000 rural women entrepreneurs across Nigeria, recently participated in a CIPE workshop to build the capacity of Nigerian women’s business associations to better represent their members.
HIGHLIGHTS CIPE holds conference on economic policymaking in Egypt’s new democratic system, CIPE hosts capacity-building workshop for women’s business associations in Nigeria, CIPE partner holds networking event for entrepreneurs in Lebanon
Ethiopia – CIPE consultants Henock Assefa and Hailemelekot Asfaw conducted two focus groups with 12 business people from construction, information technology, advertising, consulting, and manufacturing sectors. The participants are not currently members of a chamber of commerce, and the consultants’ questions sought to understand their needs with regards to advocacy and consulting services.
