Dimapur, April 19 (EMN): Women Entrepreneur Network Nagaland (WENN) was launched on Monday by GIZ India’s Project Her&Now with an aim to create a more enabling environment for women-led businesses.
It was launched in partnership with Dhriiti-The Courage Within, an update stated.
GIZ Her&Now, Dhriiti and other state government bodies like the Investment and Development Authority of Nagaland (IDAN), and Startup Nagaland have come together to form the Women Entrepreneur Network Nagaland (WENN), it said.
The Women Entrepreneur Networks aim to address the need for an entrepreneurship ecosystem that can enable women in Northeast India to thrive; an ecosystem that brings business knowledge and skills, access to credit and market linkages, market confidence, capabilities, infrastructure, mentorship, etc. - all on one platform, it read.
Stating the vision of the network and the support for women entrepreneurs, it quoted Alemtemshi Jamir, CEO, IDAN: “We place great hope in the women entrepreneurs of the state. IDAN being associated with the state government, we have to create the portfolios and means in which the investment comes in, so we are very happy that GIZ, Dhriiti, and the women-led network are already doing a lot of work, and we would like to support them in the best possible manner and help build them up.”
Speaking about the launch of these networks, Julia Karst, Head of Project Her&Now, GIZ said, “We are very proud to be launching the Women Entrepreneur Networks in North East India. The networks’ launch marks an opportunity to create a more enabling environment for women entrepreneurs in Manipur and Nagaland, and help accelerate the growth of their businesses. The platform will enable women entrepreneurs to learn from and support each other, and truly thrive,” it added.