Business training for women in rural communities

WELEAD CARIBBEAN has partnered with the Embassy of the United States of America to launch an initiative called the ‘academy for women entrepreneurs’, which will provide business training to women in rural communities across Guyana. This initiative forms part of their mandate of developing, supporting, and promoting women entrepreneurs and will help to reduce barriers and facilitate female entrepreneurship in the local economy, founder of WeLead Caribbean, Abbigale Loncke, said in a press statement on Tuesday. Some 25 female entrepreneurs from Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) will be invited to participate in the training programme. All of the entrepreneurs have either already started businesses or are in the process of starting a business. “The five-month programme aims to support women in rural areas of Guyana and includes Venezuelan migrants. After the training is completed, the participants will be provided with practical tools to start their businesses through a mentorship programme,” the release noted. The ‘academy of women entrepreneurs’ will be managed by the founder of WeLead Caribbean Abbigale Loncke, an alumnus of the Department of State’s Young Leaders of America Programmee. Interested persons are encouraged to visit www.weleadcaribbean.com or bit.ly/AWEGuyana for application instructions. Persons are also asked to contact Loncke on telephone number 648-4302. The deadline for registration is April 28, 2021. Successful applicants will be notified by May 5, 2021 and the programme will commence on May 11, 2021. “The academy of women entrepreneurs is a part of the U.S. Embassy’s ongoing effort to empower women in Guyana to fulfill their economic potential, create conditions for increased stability, security, and prosperity for all Guyanese people,” the press release noted.

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