Prosperity And Economic Freedom of Women: The Challenges Of Female Entrepreneurship In Cameroon

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Prosperity And Economic Freedom of Women: The Challenges Of Female Entrepreneurship In Cameroon 
Date: 26th May 2021  –  Time: 11:00 – 13:00
Venue: Head Quarters of the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation,  Yaoundé-Cameroon  (Register Here)

Background   
Women in Africa make up 58% of the self-employed population and are more likely than men to choose entrepreneurship not because they have a burning passion or the right skills, but because of a lack of better opportunities. It is a well-known fact that if women participated in the global economy to the same degree as men, the world economy would gain an additional $11 trillion in annual GDP. Studies show that women’s participation in the workforce contribute to the growth of a country’s economy 
The Cameroon woman has for long been the economic backbone of the nation, yet she remains largely marginalized in the society generally and in the economic sector in particular. The 2019 statistics from the UN Office of Coordination of Human Affairs (OCHA) in Cameroon shows that 39% of the national population lives below the poverty line and this rate rises to 51.5% for women with 79.2% of them are underemployed.  
Women are involved in so many income generating activities and various projects that helps to increase the country’s national wealth while creating jobs that enhances the advancement of women and the family (Nkafu DBI report, 2020). Despite this recognized potential, female entrepreneurs in Cameroon still faces enormous challenges (family constraints, lack of education and training, gender inequality, difficulty to access finance, fear of failure, and timidity) that hinders them from achieving prosperity and economic freedom. The vast majority of Cameroon women, regardless of educational level, find themselves in a disadvantaged position in the economic sphere. Despite the clear economic and social gains, numerous structural and cultural barriers impede women from entering, remaining, or advancing the business world. 
It therefore against this framework that the Small Business Entrepreneurship Center (SBEC) of the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation seeks to promote the economic freedom and prosperity of female entrepreneurs in Cameroon by addressing the challenges they face. 
Objective of the panel discussion  
The main objective of this panel discussion is to promote the economic freedom and prosperity of female entrepreneurs in Cameroon by address their challenges. 
Specifically; 

To examine the contribution of women in entrepreneurship to wealth creation To provide in-depth analysis of the female entrepreneurial ecosystem in Cameroon. 
Examine the current challenges of female entrepreneurship in Cameroon.  
Critically assess government measures put in place to promote female entrepreneurship in Cameroon. 
Identify and propose possible measures to ameliorate the conditions of women in entrepreneurship in Cameroon. 

Target audience: 

Entrepreneurs
Experts in Public Policy and Policymakers 
Economists and Researchers 
Civil Society Organisations and other interested stakeholders 
Members of SBEC Network 
General public 

Expected outputs and outcomes 
At the end of the panel discussion, they participants will understand; 

The contribution of women in entrepreneurs in wealth creation 
The female entrepreneurial ecosystem in Cameroon 
Current challenges faced by female entrepreneurs and government measures put in place to promote female entrepreneurship in Cameroon
The possible measures needed to ameliorate the conditions of women in entrepreneurship in Cameroon. 

Panelists

Bertha Yenwo Yiberla – President of the African Women in Leadership Organization Cameroon Chapter (AWLO)
Yolande Boyomo – Founder and CEO of Djefyns Hope Secrets
Dr Alphonsine Florine Tchokote – Delegate of Yaounde Agropastoral Entrepreneurs GIC and Director of DOSIFLORE
Isabelle Kpwang – CEO and Founder of DK Group and Managing Director of Les Délices d’Isabelle

Organizers 
This panel discussion is organised by the Small Business Entrepreneurship Center (SBEC) of the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation 
Venue and Date  
The panel discussion is scheduled for the 26th May 2021 at the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation Headquarters in Simbock, Yaoundé-Cameroon from 9:00am to 13:00pm 
Contact 
Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation 
Tel: (+237) 22 31 15 84 / 654 86 72 54/ 698 64 55 24 
[email protected]
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