E-COMMERCE FOR AFRICAN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS AND TRAINING BY THE

GENDER NETWORKING ACADEMY

ASAFE EXPERIENCE

Presented by Gisèle YITAMBEN

1. Women entrepreneurs engaged in: – Textile– Handicraft– Agro-processing– Services– Cross border trade– Manufacturing

2. Young degree holders or not, in research of employment.

BENEFICIARIES OF ASAFE’S PROGRAMMES

Why ASAFE engaged in E-commerce

− Evolution of the activities of beneficiaries1. Turn over

2. Geographical expansion

− Necessary evolution and adaptation of ASAFE with regard of women entrepreneurs and the environment

E-COMMERCE FOR AFRICAN WOMEN

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ASAFE before ITC

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ASAFE AND THE USE OF ITCs

Physical InfrastructureFirst Floor

11-12 13-14 15-16 17-18 19-20

1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10

21-22 23-24 25-26 27-28 29-30

HubHub

Presently, aCybercafe with 1

server and 8computers

Phone-Netphone

FAxSecretariat

Showall

(will bededicated

to)

Printer color

Scanner

Modem

Telephone

Fax

Laser printer

ReceptionInformationOrientation

Toilet Toilet

Forwomen

products

First Floor 1'

Hub

100 computes

Service incubator center

Second floor

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Hub

Printer

CRT projector

Video

Retro-projectorand vidéo projector

Serviceroom

DigitalCamera

Screen

Training space with 12 computers for: Word processing, webdesign etc.

CD ROMProduction

Toilet

Third Floor

Serversroom

Engineering room

Gender NetworkingAcademy

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laser printer

Modem

Hub

orrouter

Radio tower

SatelliteCAMTEL

Toilet

Lab mad of 20 computers

ASAFE’s CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS

20 PCs

ASAFE Community

Cyber Café

Wireless link

8 km

40 PCs20 PCs

20 PCs

ITC (International Trade Center)

• United Nations structure specialised in International Trade

• Shift of ITC Policy, to work with civil society organization

• ITC willing to work in synergy with ITU and ASAFE

NID ( Networked Intelligence for Dev’t)

• Experience with ITC

• Diaspora-Africa Cooperation

• Good knowledge of the African terrain

• Commitment to support the African continent

• Residence in North America which has helped to make ASAFE known in the area

• Mentor

Other Financial and Technical Partners

Chell.com

PNUD

Japanese Government

Private entrepreneurs

ITU (International Telecommunication Union)

• United Nations structure specialised in telecommunication

• Interest in gender and ITC

• ITU helped Camtel (National Provider of Internet) adopt wireless technology

• Technical and financial support to ASAFE

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STRATEGIC PARTNERS

• Active approach for the promotion of women• Develop value added and remunerative jobs for

women in ITC• Concern to see women move from traditional

to more lucrative jobs• Necessity to put in place new training programmes for the existing demand (networking, word processing, trouble shooting,

webmastering etc.)

GENDER NETWORKING ACADEMY

NID

• Technical support to implement dialogue between ASAFE and government organizations

• Awareness raising of the government

Datamation

• South-South cooperation

• Shared vision

• Exchanged visit

• Coaching

• Internship

UNDP

• Training of trainers

• Equipment

CISCO

• Web based educational content, online testing, student performance tracking, and instructor training and support, as well as hands-on labs

• Participation of Cameroonian trainees to a global net work

• Important job opportunities

Others

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