Africa-Press – Tanzania. Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has said her Government will continue to throw weight behind women participation in order to extend the group’s network in various sectors.
Tanzania’s first female Head of State told participants of African Women Leaders Network (AWLN)’s 4th intergenerational retreat for economic empowerment, sustainability and financial inclusion held in #Zanzibar on Saturday that the aim of boosting women participation is to attain Sustainable Development Goals 2030.
Others, according to the Head of State, are Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want as well as Tanzania’s National Development Vision of 2025.
She said despite challenges facing women, Tanzania is keen to ensure the group is not left behind especially in various decision making bodies.
President said currently the number of female MPs in the Parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania has increased significantly from 21.5 per cent in 2005 to 37 per cent while nine others have been included in cabinet.
The Young Women Leaders’ Caucus (YWC) of the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) in collaboration with the African Union Youth Envoy’s Office, the Women, Gender and Youth Directorate, with the support of the AU Office of the Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security and UN Women, has organized the Fourth African Women Leaders’ Network Intergenerational Retreat (IGR) themed, “African Young Women Lead-Mobilizing Partnerships and pathways for Economic Empowerment, Sustainability, and Financial Inclusion.”
The Intergenerational Retreat is hosted so far each year, as one of AWLN principles, by a Head of State.
This year, the retreat has been hosted by Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
President Samia is being regarded as AWLN pioneer and Champion of Women in Trade under the AfCFTA.
Elders got an opportunities to share their expertise with the Young Women Leaders and entrepreneurs, highlighting and underscoring their roles in the transformative process of moving women and girls from limited power, voice, and choice at home and in the economy to having the skills, resources, and opportunities needed to compete equitably in markets as well as the agency to control and benefit from economic dividends.
A main objective of the fourth IGR is to serve as a stepping-stone and opportunity to build and strengthen synergy and advance the young women’s initiatives under the Economic Empowerment Pillar of AWLN.
“It will be an opportunity to engage with the Champion of the AfCFTA, H.E. Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, and AWLN Elder to propose youth-led initiatives and galvanize support towards implementing the mission of the champion,” states African Women Leaders Network’s website.
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