WOMEN’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACCELERATOR PARTNERS WE EMPOWER UN SDG CHALLENGE

 

Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator Logo (Graphic: WEA)

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 (Bernama) -- The Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator (WEA), a strategic multi-partnership convening five United Nations agencies and Mary Kay Inc, in support of last week’s Global Entrepreneurship Week and Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, announced a partnership with WE Empower UN SDG Challenge, a first-of-its-kind competition for women social entrepreneurs worldwide.

“The WE Empower SDG Challenge powerfully showcases women entrepreneurs as ideal role models demonstrating positive business, social and environmental performance,” said Chief Operating Officer at Mary Kay Inc, Deborah Gibbins.

The WE Empower UN SDG Challenge is a global business competition for women entrepreneurs who are advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals and inspiring entire communities to act to create the world they want by 2030.

The WE Empower UN SDG Challenge honours women entrepreneurs who are advancing the SDGs through their business practices, according to a statement.

The opportunity recognises their innovative work, ignites awareness of the invaluable contribution women entrepreneurs can make toward the SDGs, and provides awardees with capacity-building training sessions and connections with business experts around the world.

The programme elevates and showcases the invaluable contributions women entrepreneurs and business leaders can make toward the SDGs and solving the world’s greatest challenges.

WEA is designed to maximise the development impact of women entrepreneurship in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by creating an enabling ecosystem for women entrepreneurs that fosters growth, sustainability, and resilience.

UN Partners of WEA include International Labour Organization (ILO), International Trade Centre (ITC), UN Global Compact (UNGC), UN Development Programme (UNDP), and UN Women.

During UN General Assembly (UNGA 76), WEA announced the launch of a series of impactful initiatives and knowledge products - all shaped through a gender lens.

-- BERNAMA