Rabat (UNA-OIC) – The three-day International Forum on Women Entrepreneurship and Empowerment, held by the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) as part of ICESCO’s celebration of 2021 as Year of Women, concluded on Friday with organizing several training workshops for women entrepreneurs, within the framework of “Al Fihriya Academy”.
The workshops focused on the mechanisms of creating and developing women’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs), ways to secure the necessary funding, raising awareness of the role of business incubators in achieving sustainability, and financial management of projects, in addition to other issues.
Successful businesswomen, representatives of institutions and specialized companies, and ICESCO experts led the workshops, organized on the third day of the forum, under the theme: “Women Entrepreneurship: A Future Key Lever for Sustainable Development”.
ICESCO Director-General Dr. Salim M. AlMalik attended the launch of the training and learned about the theme of each workshop. He also spoke with the future female entrepreneurs and praised their ambition to succeed in the field of entrepreneurship, stressing the importance of promoting the culture of female entrepreneurship.
AlMalik reaffirmed that ICESCO will continue to support women and provide them with the necessary opportunities to play their leading role in achieving sustainable development. He pointed out that the proclamation of 2021 as ICESCO Year of Women, under the theme “Women for the Future”, bears witness to the Organization’s commitment to empowering girls and women to contribute to creating a brighter future for the Islamic world.
The forum was launched on Wednesday at the ICESCO headquarters in Rabat, Morocco, with high-level participation of ministers, officials, ambassadors, experts and businesswomen.
The event featured several activities, including the exhibition “In the Footsteps of Fatima Al-Fihria” at the ICESCO Gallery for Contemporary Art, which presents several works by Moroccan artists, in addition to a fair of the products of cooperatives and women’s businesses in Morocco.
The second day of the forum was marked by rich discussions, creative ideas and practical proposals that would contribute to the success of women entrepreneurs’ projects, as well as exchange of inspiring experiences of women who have achieved great success in the field of entrepreneurship.
