Building Capacity for Somali Business Associations

Nairobi (ILO News) – The International Labour Organisation project on Women’s Economic Empowerment Project in Somalia, in collaboration with Centre for International Private Enterprise will build the capacity of associations through a training programme to elevate the association’s dialogue and facilitate economic growth, to be held from 18th to 28th January 2016 in Entebbe, Uganda.

The project is funded by UN Women with support from Swedish International Cooperation Agency. The training will focus on fundamentals of effective association management, governance and advocacy and will utilize the best practice for adult learning in these areas:

• Organizational governance
• Business Development Services: business plans, tax advisory, trade and export promotion, negotiations, marketing, financial management and financial planning and business operations for enterprises.
• Access to finance
• Membership development, with a focus on increasing dues payment and volunteerism
• Financial management
• Association communications and public relations
• Public policy advocacy and the role of business associations in creating an entrepreneurial eco-system.

The participating associations include Somali Women Business Association, NAGAAD Network, National Association of Women Business Owners and representatives from Chamber of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.


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For more details contact:

ILO’s Chief Technical Adviser for Somalia: [email protected]
Project Technical Officer: [email protected]
Communication’s Associate: [email protected], Tel: + 254 20 7624295

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
Somalia Office
P.O. Box 2168 - 00621, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: (254-20) 7621152/1150, email:[email protected]