Women in business
Cecile Widman, senior officer for South Africa based Coca-Cola
Sabco (Pty) Ltd, handed over the items during a ceremony held in Dar es
Salaam at the weekend.
The women entrepreneurs received 20 trolleys, 40 cartons of soda and 20 coolers as business capital.
The donation is aimed to empower around five million women
entrepreneurs by 2020 and to reach 30,000 Tanzanian women entrepreneurs
by the end of this year.
Speaking shortly after handing over the items to the women,
Coca-Cola South Africa official, Cecile Widman urged women entrepreneurs
to draw concrete plans for their business so that they can prosper.
“I call upon you to utilise the resources provided to you by the Coco-Cola to create meaningful businesses,” he said.
Coca-Cola Public Relations officer John Kaiza also urged women
entrepreneurs from Sustainable Development Agency to use the business
supplies effectively.
“This is just the beginning … Coca-Cola has given you these items
as startup capital for business. So grab the opportunity and transform
your lives,” she said.
Sustainable Development Agency project manager Marian Damas thanked
Coca-Cola for their support and said that the donations will help them
to expand their businesses.
Damas also said that there are many women entrepreneurs who want to
start up petty businesses like vending soft drinks and but lack
capital.
SOURCE:
THE GUARDIAN
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