UNECA (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa), in partnership with
\nBetacube, organized the first Demo Day of Tech African Women (TAW) program on
\nTuesday, December 20th in Addis Adeba, at the UNECA Conference Center.
\nTech African Women (TAW) is an entrepreneurship program that is dedicated to empower
\nAfrican female entrepreneurship, help them transform their ideas into a validated business
\nmodel and build a strong female-led tech Startup pipeline and community in Africa.
\nTAW 1.0 which was launched in August 2022 with a series of bootcamps in 4 African
\ncountries, is a 5-month entrepreneurial program for women-led & idea-stage tech startups
\nthat provide solutions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The first TAW cohort
\nwas composed of 8 idea-stage startups from Tunisia, Senegal, Tanzania and Ethiopia.
\nThese startups benefited from an intensive 3-month incubation phase, supervised by a
\nnetwork of developers, designers and business experts. During their training, the startups
\nwere able to attend tailored webinars led by international trainers and were put in touch
\nseparately with different experts who supported them on branding, business planning,
\nmarket analysis, pitching etc.
\nOn the occasion of its first Demo Day, 8 founders representing the 4 targeted African
\ncountries got invited to Addis Ababa to pitch their ideas and to win a prize of 7 000 USD. A
\nstartup ecosystem tour was also organized, in which the finalists visited a coworking space,
\nan innovation hub and met with successful local startups.
\nBased on four criteria; impact, market size, team and competitive advantage, the startups
\nwere scored by judges and Ujana was announced as a winner of TAW 1.0. Ujana, created<\/p>\n
in Tanzania by Juliana Busasi, is an e-commerce platform for Sexual-Reproductive health
\nsupplies where youth can purchase products and receive SRH information without fear of
\njudgment.
\nA second edition of TAW program will be launched in 2023, check out our website to get
\ninformed www.techafricanwomen.com<\/p>\n
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About UNECA
\nEstablished by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations (UN) in
\n1958 as one of the UN's five regional commissions, ECA's mandate is to promote the
\neconomic and social development of its member States, foster intra-regional integration, and
\npromote international cooperation for Africa's development.
\nMade up of 54 member States, and playing a dual role as a regional arm of the UN and as a
\nkey component of the African institutional landscape, ECA is well positioned to make unique
\ncontributions to address the Continent\u2019s development challenges.
\nAbout Betacube
\nBetacube is a venture builder created in 2019, co-creating tech Startups with exceptional
\nfounders. Betacube focused so far on fintech and mobility and collaborates closely with
\ncorporations as development partners for its startups as well as for corporate innovation
\nprograms. Betacube\u2019s core business is the creation of quality startups, securing their growth
\nand funding path.
\nMore information about the Tech African Women program\u00a0: www.techafricanwomen.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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