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U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, – The Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) of the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Fiona Evans, officially opened the ‘Providing Opportunities for Women’s Economic Rise (POWER) Pitch Showcase,’ featuring six women in business.
Following an open and competitive selection process, six businesses were chosen for the POWER Pitch Showcase and pitched their ideas: FreelanSira, Jemla Online, Kabana Leather, Green Ethiopia, Beki Farms, and JRS. During her opening remarks, DCM Evans said, “For some of the businesses tonight, the owners are ready to take on external investment. For others, they are looking for new customers, new markets, or new business plan advice. The U.S. private sector, represented tonight by American Chamber of Commerce Board President Daryl Wilson and AmCham board members in the audience, leads the world in innovation and holds the answers to many of their questions.”
She also encouraged the event attendees to show their support by meeting the entrepreneurs, asking follow-up questions, or offering words of advice or encouragement.
The U.S. Embassy is working on initiatives that leverage diplomatic resources to promote women in business and to encourage the private sector to establish professional networks and business environments focused on promoting women’s economic empowerment.
To learn more about the U.S.-Ethiopia partnership, please visit: U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia (usembassy.gov) and follow U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa | Facebook and @USEmbassyAddis on social media.
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Again and again Good Ole USA at its best! Giving critical and valuable support to our natural born entrepreneurs? That is a home run for me. What are the commies in Beijing are doing, you may ask? They are busy stealing gold and other precious metals and smuggling generation killing opioids into the country. It is no secret that the largest group of foreigners in that country’s prisons are from that country. The other ruffian in Moscow is not interested in giving such valuable assistance because he is so busy killing women in Ukraine.