The Month of the Woman Entrepreneur, or MOWE, is a celebration of the achievements of women in business, including women entrepreneurs with disabilities. It provides a platform for businesswomen to network, lobby policymakers for support and legislation to create an enabling business environment, and raise awareness of their roles as entrepreneurs within their communities.
MOWE enhances the visibility of businesses owned by women and helps them grow and expand in a competitive world.
In Ethiopia, MOWE events and celebrations began in March 2004 as part the ILO-Irish Aid Partnership Programme and in coordination with government, workers’ and employers’ groups and organizations in small enterprise development. Since then, it has been commemorated annually during that month in a different region of the country.
Profiles of women entrepreneurs participating in this year’s MOWE include concrete block makers, wood and leather goods producers and others shown in the following photos.
Women’s entrepreneurship is vital to achieving Decent Work and the Millennium Development Goals of reducing poverty and promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women.
|
 |
|
|
|
