{"id":53313,"date":"2025-03-08T22:45:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T22:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/copedu-plc-celebrates-international-women-s-day-with-its-female-clients\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T19:56:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T19:56:39","slug":"copedu-plc-celebrates-international-women-s-day-with-its-female-clients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/copedu-plc-celebrates-international-women-s-day-with-its-female-clients\/","title":{"rendered":"COPEDU PLC celebrates International Women&#8217;s day with its female clients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The celebrations took place at various COPEDU PLC branches, including the CHIC branch and the Nyarugenge Market branch. Employees of the institution also visited women entrepreneurs operating at the Didi Market located in Niboye Sector, Kicukiro District.<\/p>\n<p>Donatha Uwantege, the Manager of COPEDU PLC&#8217;s CHIC branch, emphasized the significance of the day for women and reiterated the institution&#8217;s commitment to empowering women financially.<\/p>\n<p>She stated, &#8220;COPEDU PLC focuses on women, which is why we cannot forget to celebrate this day with them every year. We prioritize women through accessible loans, savings, and financial planning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Marie Grace Sekamonyo, one of COPEDU PLC&#8217;s clients, expressed her gratitude to the institution for recognizing and celebrating them. She said, &#8220;We chose COPEDU PLC not because there are no other banks, but because this institution is particularly supportive of women and makes it easier for us to achieve financial growth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While engaging with the women at Didi Market, Solange Uwingabire, the Head of Business at COPEDU PLC, encouraged them to work diligently and adopt a culture of saving to secure their future.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-83426 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/pic-55.jpg\" alt=\"Ra\u00efssa Muyango is the COPEDU PLC Managing Director.\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>She remarked, &#8220;Today, we are here as a financial institution encouraging you to save for a better future. Saving is essential, but it should be done in a secure place to safeguard your assets and plan for future generations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Uwingabire also introduced a specialized loan product called &#8220;Igire Mugore&#8221; designed to support female entrepreneurs with limited capital and no immovable collateral. This loan aims to help them grow their income-generating activities.<\/p>\n<p>The loan ranges from 500,000 Rwandan Francs (Frw) to 5,000,000 Frw, but applicants must first save 30% of the requested loan amount.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past 28 years, COPEDU PLC has played a significant role in promoting women&#8217;s projects, investing over 2 billion Frw in more than 3,000 initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the majority of COPEDU PLC&#8217;s shareholders are women. Women also dominate its board of directors, and most of its branches across the country are led by women.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-83322 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/sekamonyo_marie_grace_yashimiye_iki_kigo_cy_imari_kuba_kibatekereza_kikabatumira_bagasangira_kuri_uyu_munsi_wabo-c3aa4.jpg\" alt=\"Marie Grace Sekamonyo, one of COPEDU PLC\u2019s clients, expressed her gratitude to the institution for recognizing and celebrating them. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-83319 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/abakiliya_b_abagore_ba_copedu_plc_bari_baje_ari_benshi-f48c5.jpg\" alt=\"Currently, the majority of COPEDU PLC\u2019s shareholders are women.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-83320 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/copedu_plc_yifatanyije_n_abakiliya_babo_b_abagore_kwizihiza_umunsi_mpuzamahanga_wabahariwe-08889.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-83318 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/000a8484-f1914.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-83317 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/uwantege_donatha_ubwo_yagezaga_ijambo_kubari_bitabiriye-7305b.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-83314 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ibyishimo_by_abakiliya_bayo_kubwo_kwizihizanya_umunsi_wahariwe_abagore-78700.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COPEDU PLC, a financial institution, joined its female clients in celebrating International Women&#8217;s Day by sharing a meal and reflecting on the progress they have achieved together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":135,"featured_media":2000083313,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-53313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000083313,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-398.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-398.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-398.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-398.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-398.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-398.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/135"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000083313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53313"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=53313"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=53313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}