Deadline: 26-Oct-20
The Nove Onlus launches its first Prize ‘Daring Women in Business’ (DWB), a new step to encourage daring female entrepreneurs. ‘Daring Women in Business’ is a competition for female entrepreneurs, which will be held in Kabul in November 2020 at the Women Garden.
DWB is a daily event that serves as a networking platform and innovative business-ideas-incubator open to all those Afghan passionate women who dare to engage in entrepreneurship and support the growth of Afghanistan’s business environment.
Nove Onlus is an Italian non-profit organization founded by international development professionals. Its mission is to support vulnerable people, in particular women, children and disabled persons in living a dignified life. Since 2012 Nove Onlus is active in Afghanistan, where it is registered as an international NGO with the Ministry of Economics. It works in collaboration with Afghan institutions such as the Ministry of Women Affairs (MoWA) and with traditional authorities i.e. local Shura (Community Council) and Elders.
The Program
- DATE: November 2020 (to be announced to the 5 shortlisted finalists);
- VENUE: Women Garden, Kabul;
- 8.30 am: Arrive at the venue and Registration;
- 9:00 am: Opening remarks by MoWA/ DoWA representative;
- 9:30 am: Forum Discussion led by Nove Onlus on female entrepreneurship in Afghanistan;
- 10:00 am: Tea break & networking;
- 10:30 am: Pitches by the 5 finalists;
- 12:30 pm: Award ceremony;
- 13:00 pm: Lunch
The forum discussion will precede the competition and will serve as a creative platform for sharing experiences and lessons learnt on the challenges and potential of women-owned business in Afghanistan. The aim is to inspire the participants and help them in generating their distinctive business ideas or re-boost their already existing businesses. The experience of the ‘Pink Shuttle’ and that of Nove Onlus’ internationals partners will be shared with the nominees and the international expert panel. The event will be moderated, and video recorded.
Benefits
- Everyone is guaranteed to leave the event better prepared to navigate the challenging world of business in Afghanistan. Apart from the opportunity to win the prize, all participants will be given the unique chance to build their network; launch a business; get in touch with experienced leaders and mentors; join a global community; learn through the art of creating and build a business strategy. Here are the benefits applicants will get:
- Enlarge own network of high-quality women who are leading change in business in a challenging environment;
- Gain powerful insights that inspire change in own business;
- Make authentic connections and build new friendships to support business and personal journey;
- Develop a new mindset to take own leadership to the next level;
- Be energized by spending a whole day in the presence of the most fabulous women.
Expert Panel
- The Expert Panel (EP) votes and awards the DWB prize. The EP is comprised of most accomplished national and international high-profile personalities from different walks of life i.e. the business sector, NGOs, activists. The EP will evaluate the businesses or business ideas considering specific criteria: originality, innovation, feasibility, social impact, outcomes (if applicable).
- The award of 4000 USD will be awarded by the expert panel to the most daring women-owned business or business idea!
- The names of the members of the expert panel will be announced at a later stage.
Participation Criteria
This event is specifically designed for those who meet the following criteria:
- Women who lead a business in Afghanistan (the registration with the local authorities is an asset) OR women who have a business idea to be implemented in Afghanistan;
- Women with Afghan citizenship OR women with a work permit in Afghanistan.
For more information, visit http://www.acbar.org/rfq/12862.jsp