public-private partnership schemes

public-private partnership schemes

Another area drawing more attention as a means to promote women’s empowerment in business is that of public-private partnership schemes. UNIDO sees private-sector involvement as vital to global efforts to promote inclusive and sustainable growth. Examples of such partnerships include the UNIDO’s Entrepreneurship Curriculum Programme, which received $1 million from Chevron towards a project to introduce entrepreneurship as a subject to over 10,000 students in Angola.Other examples are the Business Growth Centres in Pakistan set up by UNIDO and First Women Bank Limited to enhance the ability, mobility, visibility and connectivity of women entrepreneurs.