Next week, I will be speaking about the foundation and development of Women of Kireka at this event.
Female Entrepreneurship & Empowerment in Africa: The Future Beckons
ASSA is proud to announce the event “Female Entrepreneurship and Empowerment in Africa: The Future Beckons,” featuring the Professor Gilles Cloutier and McGill Law student Siena Anstis. Come for a candid discussion on challenges and prospects facing the African continent, as well as a forum for forward-thinking ideas in social entrepreneurship, women empowerment, and development in information and in Africa. The night will be informative and stimulating, so come with an active mind!
Thursday, 10 March 2011
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Leacock 26
McGill UniversityDr. Gilles Cloutier (PhD, MIT; Oxford Law School) Board Member of Canadian Crossroads International, has extensive experience and knowledge in both the private and public governance sectors concerning international management and development. In the last 30 years, he has worked in over 90 different countries for multilateral and bilateral institutions, including the World Bank, USAID CIDA, and the United Nations.
Siena Anstis, a Swedish-Canadian law student, freelance journalist, and communications consultant, will hold a presentation on women entrepreneurs in Uganda. She recently completed an 8-month fellowship with the Aga Khan Foundation in Nairobi, Kenya. She has actively written about ICT4D, human rights and other social issues in Kenya and Uganda. Siena is also the founder of the “Women of Kireka,” a women’s jewellery business in the Kireka quarry in Kampala, and works with “Project Diaspora.”