NEVER TOO YOUNG TO DRIVE THE ECONOMY
Sustained economic development requires the inclusion of Lesotho youth The Youth of Africa has been a global topic in recent years. Facing issues like…
Putting Youth and Women at the center of Inclusive Economic Governance
Putting Youth And Women At The Centre Of Inclusive Economic Growth (PYWIEG) is a 42 months project funded by the European Union Delegation in Lesotho under the Grant titled ‘Civil Society Organisations as Actors of Governance and Development.’
It’s implemented in the Butha Buthe, Leribe and Maseru districts. The goal of the programme is to increase Youth and Women-led CSO’s participation in the Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMME) ecosystem of Lesotho.
This will be achieved through two priority areas mainly; ‘Supporting Civil Society Organisations in initiatives that promote youth participation and empowerment at district and national level and ‘Strengthening Women CSOs capacities and engagements for participation in decision-making processes.
The project stakeholders are:
- Youth and Women-led CSOs
- Business Development Service providers
- Local Authorities: Counsellors and Chiefs
- The Ministry of Trade and Industry
- The Ministry of Small businesses and cooperatives
Youth & Women-Led enterprises supported to better understand the entrepreneurship landscape
In a political and economic ecosystem where women and youth participate meaningfully to achieve sustainable economic development, women and youth-led enterprises must understand government…
CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTERESTS FOR PYWEIG PROJECT
Putting Youth and Women at the Centre of Inclusive Economic Growth (PYWEIG) project Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) is a Southern African non-profit organisation focused…
Participatory Action Research Launch for women and youth participation in enterprise development
DWF, in partnership with The Federation of Women’s Lawyers of Lesotho (FIDA – Lesotho), is implementing a three and half years project titled “Putting…
Include women in solving our regional problems
The 8th of March is globally marked as International Women’s Day. To honour the women’s movement and struggle for equality, the theme for 2022…
Participatory Action Research inception meetings with women and youth-led CSOs
Democracy Works Foundation (DWF), in partnership with the Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), is, implementing “Putting Youth and Women at the centre of Inclusive…
DWF aims to increase Youth and Women-led CSOs participation in Lesotho’s SMME ecosystem
Putting Youth and Women at the Centre of Inclusive Economic Growth (PYWIEG) is a three-and-a-half-years programme funded by the European Union Delegation in Lesotho…
Putting Youth and Women at the center of Inclusive Economic Governance in Lesotho
Announcement Democracy Works Foundation Lesotho is implementing a pioneering programme with the aim of assisting the youth and women of the Mountain Kingdom in…