By Ezra Ukanwa – Abuja

The Grand Africa Initiative, GAIN, on Wednesday, announced partnership with Development Bank of Nigeria Plc, DBN,  to train two hundred young Nigerian Women in entrepreneurship.

A statement which made this disclosure was made available to VANGUARD, in Abuja, pointed out that the training is focused on an entrepreneurship  course titled “GAIN Entrepreneurship Masterclass for Women (Nigeria)”, starting in July 2022.

It, however, revealed that the course was designed to equip selected young women entrepreneurs from across the country with entrepreneurial knowledge and skills to build and scale their businesses.

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The training would cover areas critical to the success of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs,  including: ideation, legal services, branding, marketing, communication, accounting, modeling, staffing, structure, etc.

Describing the significance of the Women Entrepreneurship Masterclass, the Managing Director, DBN, Dr. Tony Okpanachi said: “We are excited about this initiative which speaks directly to our mandate of building the capacity of MSMEs.

“The GAIN initiative has become imperative to reach as many women as possible by leveraging technology and promoting gender equality.

“At the end of this exercise, we hope to see more empowered women creating opportunities towards achieving sustainable social-economic development”, he added.

MEANWHILE, the Executive Director of GAIN, Ms. Chinwe Okoli, stated that: “It has become imperative to specifically support women to embrace entrepreneurship.

“This training will equip them with the skills to succeed at building businesses that will empower them economically, create employment, and contribute to the economic development of Nigeria”, she said.

According to Ms. Okoli, “this program is in line with one of the focus areas of Grand Africa Initiative-GAIN which is Women Empowerment. Application link: www.grandafrica.org or www.bit.ly/GAINDBN

She said the program is targeted at selected women from across Nigeria who will benefit from a faculty of experts in various aspects of the business.

“Eligible for the program are women who have a business or a business idea, are between 22 to 45 years of age, and have a demonstrable interest in business, access to the internet, internet-enabled device, and electricity to participate in the program. GAIN Entrepreneurship Masterclass for Women (Nigeria)’ is scheduled to open a call for application on July 6, 2022.”

She noted that the six-week program will include training and mentorship sessions which will be held virtually.

Vanguard News Nigeria