Expand Women’s Access to Financial Services, EAC Told

{{East African partner states need to harmonise laws that increase access of credit to women, activists have said. }}

Women entrepreneurs from Kenya and Uganda operating small, medium and large scale enterprises observed that despite the formulation of the East African Common Market protocol, laws, regulations and practices that hinder women access to financial assistance are still present.

The women under the Women and Girls Empowerment project (WOGE) echoed their concerns during an advocacy meeting organised by the East African sub-regional Support Initiative for the Advancement of Women (EASSI) at the Blue York Hotel in Busia recently.

EASSI is a regional civil society organisation advocating for effective mechanisms for the advancement of women’s rights and gender equality.

Fridah Oyugah, the chairperson Wamama pamoja (Funyula) Samia group, noted that many women operating along the borders have been empowered, but added that more sensitisation is needed.

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