All four entrepreneurs of the Women’s Venture Xchange- Africa initiative arrived today in Nairobi, Kenya, and have begun working out of the Nairobi Garage’s co-working space. In addition to the community events organized by the Nairobi Garage, the entrepreneurs also have a packed schedule with GEW events and mentor meetings. Below are highlights of the entrepreneurs’ schedule this week:
- Government Bids and Tenders for Women Conference hosted by the Center for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (CEED), Nov. 16 - 17
- Visualizing Your Way to a Better Startup hosted by the African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program hosted by AWEP and WECREATE | KENYA Nov. 17
- African Growth and Opportunity Act (GOA) Training and Exhibition hosted by AWEP Nov. 18 - 19
- Pitch-O-Rama Competition hosted by AWEP and WECREATE | KENYA Nov. 19
- Women and Youth Entrepreneurship Conference hosted by Kenyatta University Nov. 20
Each entrepreneur in the WVXA program will be blogging this week, and links can be found on the Women’s Venture Xchange-Africa homepage.