A W B E N
The African Women Business Energy
Network (AWBEN) is a ground-breaking initiative which is designed to transform the business opportunities of African women in Energy.
The platform seeks to advocate for women towards career advancement in the energy industry by connecting women and women owned businesses in the African region to highly competitive market opportunities and multinational buyers.
MISSION & IMPACT
Increasing the number of women owned businesses in the African continent and consequently driving direct income into the hands of women in the region and increasing the number of African women on the board of multinational companies.
To extend its reach and impact, AWBEN’s Key Initiatives include
- Inciting collaboration among African women in the energy industry
- Leveraging digital technology to enhance participation.
- Hosting mentorship programs for women to take ownership of their personal and professional develop-ment.
- Offering coaching and sponsorship opportunities for girls in STEM.
- Creating avenues to encourage more African wom-en-participation and leadership in the energy industry.
- Access to the AWBEN Academy—an online education and training program to develop the capacity of women business owners.
General Benefits of joining AWBEN:
- Opportunity to have your company information search-able in our online community by member buyers and certified Women’s Business Enterprises.
- An Africa and Globally recognized verification status to meet the needs of a growing community of national and multinational corporations seeking to increase spend-ing with diverse suppliers.
- Virtual and in-person networking opportunities to promote your business to a worldwide network of buyers from 170+ national and multinational corpora-tions eager to do business with certified Women’s Busi-ness Enterprises.
- Training & capacity-building benefits in-person training and capacity-building programs
The criteria for joining AWBEN includes:
- Majority women ownership
- Control and independence
Businesses that meet the criteria are determined to be at least 51% owned, as well as managed and controlled, by one or more women.
AWBEN provides members with an AFRICAN wide data-base and resources required to develop and leverage a diverse and inclusive regional value chain. This includes and is not limited to;
- Cost-effective way to identify women-owned business-es across Africa and access to women-owned suppliers
- Become competitive on ESG and Gender equality.
- “Access to cost-savings and innovative services through increased competition with suppliers that mirror your diverse customer base.”
A Women owned business joining AWBEN is guaranteed to be accessed by buyers who are members of AWBEN.
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