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Capacity & connection: The power of women-centred networking
Through the ILO’s Rebuilding Better project, Malaysian entrepreneur Sofea has gained new skills, broadened her business perspectives, and found a community of support from like-minded women.
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Overcoming adversity, embracing innovation: Filipino entrepreneur “flips” her businesses
ILO’s Flip Your Biz programme taught Cathy Turvill to look beyond her passion and evaluate the financial viability of her business, which she nearly lost during the pandemic.
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Small but fierce
A Thai woman entrepreneur tells the story of how she resisted the temptation to give up on her business and instead committed to improving her skills and adapting her business strategy during COVID-19.
Sunshine, sea… and skills in tourism: ILO supports women in northeastern Indonesia in sustainable tourism development
Promoting gender-sensitive business environment reform is key to advancing women’s entrepreneurship development and decent work
While governments must create conditions for an enabling business environment, public and private stakeholders should be increasingly involved in ensuring women’s representation in the reform process.
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Employing digital strategies to honour, care and respect the elderly
As the co-owner iElder.asia, Olivia Quah is committed to ensuring elders can live life to the fullest through her medical service e-commerce platform. Always on the lookout for opportunities to pursue new digital marketing strategies, Olivia...
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Glass half-full: Social entrepreneur embodies optimism & hope through COVID-19
Susan Zamora Olarte is the co-owner of Vino Arsan Enterprises, a small agribusiness producing local wine in the Philippines. Determined to take her 100% Filipino handcrafted wines and spirits to the next level, Susan is promoting the livelihood of...
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Resilience and growth aided by digital tools and inspiring female friendships
Sirintra Jittrawong is a Thai entrepreneur juggling not one, but two separate businesses. Always looking to expand her skillset and help those around her, Sirintra demonstrates the powerful role women play in their business communities.
ECOT and the ILO organizes trainings for small business owners to look to the (digital) future
In the final training organized jointly by the Employers Confederation of Thailand and the ILO’s Rebuilding Better Project, small business owners developed strategies to leverage digital marketing channels and tools to thrive online.
Gender equality
Regional workshops for ILO partners on delivering inclusive business development services
In early September, representatives of ILO partner organizations from across the region gathered for two workshops to increase their knowledge on how to deliver more gender-inclusive business development services.
ILO works hand in hand with local authority to provide psychological supports for officials dealing with survivors of gender-based violence
Under a joint EU-UN Spotlight Partnership, ILO and the Ministry of Social, Solidarity and Inclusion (MSSI) identify priorities to enhance knowledge and develop skills in providing effective psychological support services towards the victims of...
Fostering entrepreneurship for Timor-Leste’s women and other vulnerable groups
The ILO, under a joint EU-UN Spotlight Partnership, works hand in hand with its social partners to provide entrepreneurship skills and opportunities to be economically independent for women and other vulnerable groups in Timor-Leste.
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Growing skills, mindsets and business: Peer support programme for COVID-19 recovery and long-term resilience
Umpanuch Bubpachai shares her story of taking over a business during the COVID-19 pandemic, confronting discrimination and changing her own mindset to overcome challenges through the WE-Can Be Resilient Programme.
Women entrepreneurs
Malaysia’s women entrepreneurs kickstart their financial journey with KUSKOP and the ILO
The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives and the International Labour Organization have launched a new collaboration to organize a series of virtual events to enhance women entrepreneurs’ access to finance.
How are business development service providers utilizing ICTs to serve women entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Financial and Business Development Service providers are playing an important role in supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a research collaboration with the Graduate Institute of International...
Women’s Entrepreneurship Day
Enabling opportunities and solutions for women entrepreneurs in Asia and the Pacific
In celebration of Women’s Entrepreneurship Day 2021, the ILO and ESCAP have collaborated on an event bringing stakeholders together to discuss innovative opportunities and scalable solutions for women entrepreneurs in Asia and the Pacific.
Collective knowledge that works for youth!
Decent Jobs for Youth & Generation Unlimited Launch New Knowledge Facility, YouthForesight
YouthForesight will serve as a one-stop shop providing curated publications, databases, tools and multimedia resources to support evidence-based action on young people’s education and skilling, employment, entrepreneurship, and engagement.
Kenyan woman entrepreneur breaking gender barriers in a manufacturing production floor through training
She trains young people without employable skills and employs 22 apprentices annually
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Women entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe strive for a brighter future
A new generation of female African entrepreneurs is beginning to spring up across the continent. In Zimbabwe, an ILO project is improving living conditions of women and their families in rural areas by promoting entrepreneurship.
The first local woman recruited to manage construction site administration
A key objective of the Roads for Development Programme (R4D) in Timor-Leste is to build capacities of local contract companies to stimulate the growth of a strong local contractors’ industry.