Women Entrepreneurs in the Fight against the Digital Divide

It was remarked by the International president of Female entrepreneurs on the celebration of the ninth edition celebrated in Douala.

With the world becoming a global village and the increase of the information and Communication Technology, ICT, the women leaders of Entrepreneur are seeking ways to strengthen women and their businesses which has been impacted by negative repercussions of globalisation, instability and external crisis.
The women are seeking to bridge this digital divide between the west and Africa in the ICT. This they do by promoting the utilisation the ICT and the Internet platform through a programme they have put in place FCEM Candgo to reinforce partnership, networking and international trade. The Candgo system she said provides a dynamic interaction in Business to Business marketplace.
In her remarks, the International President of the FCEM, François Foning said there are two projects they have already put in place in the domain of ICT. She said in the first sponsored by the African Development Bank, 250women entrepreneurs in Cameroon were orientated and trained in the FCEM Candgo system. In the second project she added sponsored by the Belgian Government, about 1000entrepreneurs lead by women were integrated into the Business to Business Market place on the platform of entrepreneurs.
She further stated that in their programme FCEM WEE- WIN, Women Economic Empowerment World Wide Internet Network, they promote women’s’ entrepreneurship through institutional and technical capacity building for associations and entrepreneurs and their WE-Study programme to document the situation of women ‘s entrepreneurship world wide.
Foning added that they actively lobby and mobilise for appropriate micro and SME financing tools that are adapted to the needs enterprise start-up and expansion and that promote the transition to the formal economy.
The International Day of Women Leaders of Entrepreneur has become a tradition and celebrated every year on the 15th of May. This year it was celebrated as the 9th edition. The International President said they encourage an enterprise culture that is dynamic and innovative and socially concerned with the responsible role of business and respectful of the environment for the future generations.
The event was celebrated with the presence of economic operators from Algerian who had come to the end of their visit in Cameroon.
EFFA TAMBENKONGHO
women are seeking to bridge this digital divide.