CGEED calls application for Digital Transformation Grant for Women-led Enterprises

This grant works to empower women with digital literacy. During this COVID-19 pandemic, it has been challenging businesses to ensure continuity of operations due to the lack of adequate resources required to accommodate the new workforce process presented by the pandemic. Most women lack ICT skills training and education programs that can help them effectively manage their business in the digital economy.

Work has moved from physical environments into digital and cloud environments. Organizations that were ready before the pandemic continued to deliver services and quickly adjusted their workflows to the new normal. Many small businesses had to close or drastically curtail business reach due to a lack of resources.
This money for CGEED is a service credit to help SMEs so these businesses can stay in touch with their customer base and also be able to transact their business fully online.

The Solutions

CGEED Digital Transformation Grant is a resource grant that will train women in digital literacy to help them manage their businesses during and after the pandemic. This project will enable the economic potential of technology for SMEs by increasing their competitiveness by streamlining their business and administrative processes, facilitating their access to both capital and economic opportunities

• To promote digital skills and entrepreneurship
• Business management and development skills
• Collaboration with other peers globally
• Access to information, communication, and technology (ICT) tools
• Consulting services

Grants

• Digital Transformation Training Grant– (worth $ 4,000 in value): This grant will provide practical applications for digital transformation to boost your business productivity. This grant supports businesses, SMEs, nonprofits, and entrepreneurs with the skills and resources needed for the digital transformation of their businesses.
• Digital Integration Startup Training Grant -(worth $ 3,000 in value): This grant is to support SMEs who have not started implementing digital solutions and tools to enable their business processes. This introduces tools, mentorship, and general support services.

Eligibilities

Participants should be women entrepreneurs, community members, school administrators, teachers, women and youth organizations, women startups companies, and other private and informal sectors leaders:

• Come from West Africa, or members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
• Be between 18 to 70 years of age.
• Who has access to a phone or computer and a knowledge of English.
• Has a business or plans to open one.
• Has a social media account on Facebook and WhatsApp.