As the world celebrates the 2020 International Women\u2019s Day on March 8, Jumia Nigeria has disclosed that the company prioritised women empowerment both internally and for sellers on its platform, 50% of whom are women.<\/p>\n
Aligned with the United Nations Women\u2019s multigenerational campaign, this year\u2019s International Women\u2019s Day is themed\u201d I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women\u2019s Rights\u201d, with the hashtag EachforEqual.<\/p>\n
Looking at the e-commerce space, though a relatively new segment on the continent, Africa\u2019s e-commerce unicorn stated that it has continued to display a commitment to empowerment and career growth of women in its business spread across the continent.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the ways to tackle poverty is women empowerment. It is estimated that 40% of Nigerian women are entrepreneurs. And Jumia as an e-commerce platform is committed to the growth of Nigerian and African women in the space where we work in. Through our partnerships, training and capacity building programmes, we\u2019ve been able to impact female entrepreneurs by providing an affordable platform that enables them to reach a wider market audience. Today, about 50% of our sellers are women,\u201d said Jumia Nigeria Chairwoman, Juliet Anammah.<\/p>\n
According to Jumia, the mall has been serving as a facilitator and enabler for women, especially fashion entrepreneurs. \u201cThe online store serves as a veritable platform to showcase their designs and products to a wider audience, eliciting sales and growth of their enterprises. To achieve this, Jumia connects fashion entrepreneurs with acquisition managers who work with them to launch their fashion brands on Jumia platform, which is regarded as the foremost online fashion destination in Nigeria,\u201d a statement by the company read.<\/p>\n
The e-commerce brand affirmed that it also has a strategic alliance with Women In Africa (WIA) which provides an opportunity for women to be a voice for change by calling for a stronger presence of women in public leadership positions. The \u201ctalks\u201d, the \u201cmasterclasses\u201d, and the B2B meetings by WIA are ways to connect women with each other to facilitate their growth and development.<\/p>\n
As part of efforts to empower more women in Nigeria especially entrepreneurs, Jumia said it recently partnered with Facebook to empower Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) by offering them a free master class on business growth accelerators, effective customer engagement strategy, and how to advertise their businesses and ultimately grow their businesses.<\/p>\n
In addition to the brand\u2019s initiative to bridge the unemployment gap, Jumia launched its \u2018Women & Youth Empowerment\u2019 pilot programme in Yaba, Lagos in June 2019. The programme is aimed at providing training and support to young women who are looking to expand their sources of income and also empower women through e-commerce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As the world celebrates the 2020 International Women\u2019s Day on March 8, Jumia Nigeria has disclosed that the company prioritised women empowerment both internally and for sellers on its platform, 50% of whom are women. Aligned with the United Nations Women\u2019s multigenerational campaign, this year\u2019s International Women\u2019s Day is themed\u201d I am Generation Equality: Realizing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":22335,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30],"tags":[1436],"class_list":["post-22334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-smes"],"yoast_head":"\n