Jumia to provide E-commerce Training to over 3,000 Women in Kenya

In an effort to support Kenyan women entrepreneurs in business, over 3,000 women from Kenya will be given an opportunity to undergo E-commerce training, facilitated by Jumia in collaboration with SheCares International.

These women were selected by SheCares International from the Global Women Summit, launched yesterday by Cabinet secretary for public service,youth and Gender affairs Sicily Kariuki.The ecommerce training will empower women to navigate the digital world to and access broader markets

Speaking at the launch of the inaugural Global Women's Summit, hosted by shecares International in partnership with Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), Sam Chappatte MD of Jumia Kenya said the training will empower women to exploit opportunities in the virtual space and break technological barriers.

“In a world that is going virtual, it is crucial that all actors in society have the training & tools they need to exploit the marketplace of tomorrow. This program is tailored to train these ambitious, enterprising women on technological tools they will need to succeed, and simple means to start generating new income streams, without investing more capital”.
“Through our sister services at Jumia, we can offer additional opportunities to restaurant owners who wish to list on Jumia Food, property dealers who want to work with Jumia House, Hotel owners on Jumia Travel, and product owners with Jumia & Jumia Market,” added Chappatte.

Cs.Kariuki emphasized the importance of empowering women to fully exploit their potential and pledged to work together with all stakeholders to ensure that the business environment is favorable for women to be empowered economically.

“Women are key agents for achieving transformational economic, environmental and social changes required for sustainable development in Kenya and globally”, said KEPSA CEO Ms.Carole Kariuki.

The Global Women’s Summit is a Women's Information Network (WIN) initiative which was founded by Dr. Paula Fellingham in the United States in 2009. The GWS has been launched in over 40 countries worldwide and its mission is to strengthen women and families worldwide, through education, empowerment and entrepreneurship. WIN provides women with online and on land education to empower businesses and personal lives.

Jumia will be working closely with Shecares international to drive their agenda for women empowerment in Kenya through trainings.