Globally girls personal one-third of companies however obtain only one% of public contracts. The fact in The Gambia isn’t any completely different. Ladies entrepreneurs face restricted entry to data, advanced tendering processes and structural obstacles that forestall them from competing for presidency contracts.
Because of this the Worldwide Commerce Centre (ITC) and the United Nations Inhabitants Fund (UNFPA), in partnership with the Authorities of The Gambia and key stakeholders, launched two main initiatives.
The Public Procurement Information for Ladies Entrepreneurs offers the information and instruments wanted to compete and win authorities contracts.
The brand new information simplifies procurement processes, explaining the foundations, necessities and techniques to safe contracts.
‘The event of this information marks a major step in our journey towards gender-inclusive financial growth,’ says Baboucarr O. Joof, Minister of Commerce, Trade, Regional Integration and Employment. ‘It’s designed to function an important useful resource, providing clear steerage on the aim, scope and utility of public procurement regulation and laws in The Gambia.’
Ngoneh Panneh, ITC Senior Technical Coordinator in The Gambia, explains: ‘This information will function a crucial instrument for ladies entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises, serving to them navigate authorities tenders and entry alternatives which have lengthy been out of attain.’
Developed beneath the ITC SheTrades Initiative, with co-funding from the European Union Youth Empowerment Challenge – Tourism and Artistic Industries and GIZ, the information was produced in partnership with the Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Regional Integration and Employment, the host establishment of the SheTrades Gambia Hub.
The #GambiaPrivateSector4Equality marketing campaign rallies companies to take concrete motion in advancing girls’s rights, well being and financial participation. It hopes to drive actual change inside company tradition.
‘By championing girls’s well being and rights, and strategically investing in women-led companies, we’re co-creating a future the place communities are stronger, companies thrive and gender equality fuels financial progress,’ says Rose Sarr, UNFPA Nation Consultant.
Fatoumata Jawara Dukureh, CEO of Maa Group and chairperson of the Ladies Enterprise Advocacy Group, says: ‘We reaffirm our dedication to advancing girls’s rights and financial participation. This isn’t nearly insurance policies—it’s about creating an ecosystem the place girls thrive with out obstacles, the place the personal sector turns into a power for inclusion and the place no lady is left behind.’
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Worldwide Commerce Centre.
