Friday, April 05, 2013

Press Release

Training Women Entrepreneurs in Malawi: Embassy Lilongwe Public Affairs and Peace Corps organized a two -day training on entrepreneurship for 25 women from across the country. Volunteer Christian Porter, an expert on small business start-ups, and AWEP Malawi Ambassador Grace Mhango facilitated the workshop which tackled on such topics as Marketing and the Components of a Business Plan. The training his was a chance for women in various businesses to meet and share ideas, a rare opportunity for Malawian female business leaders. Ambassador Jackson congratulated the participants on the success of the training on the second day. The training was part of Women’s History Month activities that honored the achievements and contributions of women in the U.S. and the international community.




I am so proud of Christian!  And excited we were able to send Luso la Manja to this program - Beatrice teaches from the text book they received every Tuesday and the women have been building their business every day! 

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