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Women Entrepreneurs Assisted on International Women’s Day

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Organizations: IOM
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Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls have always been part of IOM’s work. Our programs create environments that help women succeed economically and socially, ensuring women’s leadership, diversity and inclusion. The week of International Women’s Day continues to be marked with support and assistance to women, where through the support of IOM’s Community Stabilization Program (CSP) funded by the European Union, four women from diverse communities were able to jump-start their businesses. They have become proud owners of beauty salons and are now officially independent entrepreneurs. Working with the modern beautification tools and technology, will create opportunities for these businesses to hire additional workers and provide on-the-job training to other young women from their respective municipalities.
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