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    African Development Bank Board of Directors Recommends Gender Strategy for 2021- 2025 “Investing in Africa’s Women to Accelerate Inclusive Growth

    Posted On 10 Jan 2021
    By : New Africa Business News, Staff Correspondent
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    By Abdul Rahman Bangura–

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    NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has endorsed a contemporary gender strategy for 2021-2025: “Investing in Africa’s women to accelerate inclusive growth.”

    “This is a significant milestone for the bank as it will guide our interventions in the next five years as we continue to increase our efforts to achieve outcomes and maximum impact on building gender equality on the ground for women to thrive,” asserted Vanessa Moungar – Bank Director for Gender, Women and Civil Society.

    Furthermore, the strategy approved on December 11th, 2020 craves to enhance the bank’s obligation as a leader on the continent, to reach gender equality and women and girls’ empowerment in Africa. To link the prevailing openings thwarting women’s donation to development, the bank is addressing impediments to inclusive economic
    and social adaptation for women across Africa.

    Precisely, the new Gender Strategy is bolted on three pillars: Empowering women through access to finance and markets; accelerating employability and job creation for women through skills enhancement, and increasing women’s access to social services through infrastructure.

     

    For New Africa Business News (NABN) Abdul Rahman Bangura Reports,  Africa Correspondent

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    1. Amanda January 10, 2021 at 2:33 am Reply

      Congratulation, Journalist Bangura for the win. Amanda in Manchester, UK

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      Congratulation for the win. Dakar Senegal. Amadou

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    3. Peter January 10, 2021 at 2:40 am Reply

      Like to thank you for the award, Mr. Bangura. Kampala Uganda. Peter

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    4. Frank January 10, 2021 at 2:43 am Reply

      Congrat Mr. Abdul Rahman Bangura for winning Africa Journalist of the year award. You deserved it. Nairobi Kenya. Frank

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    5. Linda January 10, 2021 at 2:46 am Reply

      Like to congratulate, Journalist Bangura, FOR WINNING AFRICA JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR AWARD. Way to go. Lagos Nigeria. Linda

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