SOCAP18 - Women’s Entrepreneurship: the Key to Reducing Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa
Channel: SOCAP Global
Date: 25/10/2018

According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate of female entrepreneurship globally, with approximately 26% of female adults engaged in entrepreneurial activity. However, due to several gender-specific challenges, the African Development Bank estimates a $20B financing gap for African women, causing the growth of these businesses to suffer. This panel will asses these challenges, consider solutions to address them, and discuss the potential social and financial returns of investing in women entrepreneurs.

Salem Afangideh, Esq.
COO & Co-Founder
Thrive African Girl
 
Agnes Binagwaho
Vice Chancellor
University of Global Health Equity
 
Liz Grossman
Co Founder and Managing Director
Baobab Consulting
 
Pauline Mbayah
Director Strategy and Partnerships
The AECF Limited
 
James Thuch Madhier

http://socialcapitalmarkets.net
 
SOCAP18 - At The Intersection of Money and Meaning
Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
October 23-26, 2018