ECA launch the inaugural African Women Trading Globally initiative
The Export Council of Australia is delighted to welcome 26 women entrepreneurs participating in the inaugural African Women Trading Globally initiative. We were pleased to have Australian Ambassador in Harare, Ms Bronte Moules, join us to officially open the event.
List of 2021 African Women Trading Globally Participants
In alphabetical order
| Participant Name |
Company | Industry | Country |
| Abena Amponsaa Asante Asare | The Prim-Shop | Food & beverage/ agriculture | Ghana |
| Blanche Djetouan | Kmarles | Food & beverage/ agriculture | Cote d’Ivoire |
| Brenda Brewer | Brewer & Moore Produce Inc | Food & beverage/ agriculture | Liberia |
| Effie Kamwendo | Ndamo enterprise | Food & beverage/ agriculture | Malawi |
| Evelyn Chima | Chaje Investments Limited | Food & beverage/ agriculture | Malawi |
| Jane-Frances Ekeng | Freshscents | Food & beverage/ agriculture | Nigeria |
| Joana Aba Kutubebi | Dreamworld Studio (SkyDroners Digital) | Commercial drone services | Ghana |
| Karen Nyenga | Industry Girls Network | Entrepreneurship/ artisanal business | Zimbabwe |
| Lydia Achel | Buraan Prime Ventures | Food & beverage/ agriculture | Ghana |
| Mabel Seglah | Zion farms and Groceries | Food & beverage/ agriculture | Ghana |
| Mabel Suglo | Dignified Wear Company Ltd | Fashion, accessories and homewares | Ghana |
| Margret Kawalewale | Agro-Input Suppliers Ltd | Agriculture inputs | Malawi |
| Mary Barton | Odikwa Investments CC | Geoscience consultancy and advisory | Namibia |
| Mpontšeng Lydia Pama Letsoela | VEL AgriHub Limited REG. | Food & beverage/ agriculture | Lesotho |
| Muchineripi Sisonke Harry | Polka Dot Closet | Fashion, accessories, and homewares | Botswana |
| Naa Oyoe Sackey | Alyfam Foods | Food & beverage/ agriculture | Ghana |
| Nardeen Mounir | Arzaq | Fashion, accessories, and homewares | Egypt |
| Oluwaseun Sangoleye | Baby Grubz Nigeria | Food & beverage/ agriculture | Nigeria |
| Preeah Ramkissoon | Imiloa | Fashion, accessories, and homewares | Mauritius |
| Samrawit Tarekegn Shiferawu | Mogzit In-home Care | Technology services | Ethiopia |
| Sanelisiswe Dube | Lec Biotec | Medical equipment | Zimbabwe |
| Sara Aziz Hakim Morgan | Safe Kids Egypt | Psychosocial services in the field of child protection | Egypt |
| Shalonee Gunness | Shaco Consulting | Marketing and Psychosocial services in the field of child protection design services | Mauritius |
| Uma Vyapuri | Techfindr | Filiasan Company Limited | Mauritius |
| Yvonne Marfoa Anokwa | Filiasan Company Limited | Food & beverage/ agriculture | Ghana |
The women represent a range of industries that span food and beverage, agriculture and inputs, fashion accessories and homewares, psychosocial services in the field of child protection, medical equipment and commercial business services and consultancy.
From June to September, the initiative will bring participants together for various training sessions focussed on trade topics, peer discussions and one-on-one coaching.
The sessions will facilitate a combination of peer-to-peer and theoretical learning, bringing in expert speakers from the Export Council of Australia, Facebook, UPS and Spruson & Ferguson.
The topics cover the fundamentals of export including market opportunity analysis, branding and e-commerce, intellectual property protection, border processes and logistics, and trade finance.
After these sessions, the initiative will culminate in a virtual trade mission which will bring together participants and key Australian business and industry stakeholders. The virtual trade mission will be an opportunity for all participants to develop their pitch, business storytelling, and Australian network.
If you would like to be involved in this initiative, including as a potential mentor, buyer, investor, or business partner, or to be connected with the entrepreneurs through the virtual trade mission, please contact Angela Wright.