Globally girls personal one-third of companies however obtain only one% of public contracts. The fact in The Gambia is not any totally different. Girls entrepreneurs face restricted entry to info, complicated tendering processes and structural boundaries that stop them from competing for presidency contracts.
Because of this the Worldwide Commerce Centre (ITC) and the United Nations Inhabitants Fund (UNFPA), in partnership with the Authorities of The Gambia and key stakeholders, launched two main initiatives.
The Public Procurement Information for Girls Entrepreneurs offers the information and instruments wanted to compete and win authorities contracts.
The brand new information simplifies procurement processes, explaining the foundations, necessities and techniques to safe contracts.
‘The event of this information marks a major step in our journey towards gender-inclusive financial improvement,’ says Baboucarr O. Joof, Minister of Commerce, Trade, Regional Integration and Employment. ‘It’s designed to function an important useful resource, providing clear steering on the aim, scope and software of public procurement legislation and laws in The Gambia.’
Ngoneh Panneh, ITC Senior Technical Coordinator in The Gambia, explains: ‘This information will function a essential device for ladies entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises, serving to them navigate authorities tenders and entry alternatives which have lengthy been out of attain.’
Developed underneath the ITC SheTrades Initiative, with co-funding from the European Union Youth Empowerment Venture – Tourism and Artistic Industries and GIZ, the information was produced in partnership with the Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Regional Integration and Employment, the host establishment of the SheTrades Gambia Hub.
The #GambiaPrivateSector4Equality marketing campaign rallies companies to take concrete motion in advancing girls’s rights, well being and financial participation. It hopes to drive actual change inside company tradition.
‘By championing girls’s well being and rights, and strategically investing in women-led companies, we’re co-creating a future the place communities are stronger, companies thrive and gender equality fuels financial progress,’ says Rose Sarr, UNFPA Nation Consultant.
Fatoumata Jawara Dukureh, CEO of Maa Group and chairperson of the Girls Enterprise Advocacy Group, says: ‘We reaffirm our dedication to advancing girls’s rights and financial participation. This isn’t nearly insurance policies—it’s about creating an ecosystem the place girls thrive with out boundaries, the place the personal sector turns into a drive for inclusion and the place no girl is left behind.’
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Worldwide Commerce Centre.
