Esther Dassanou (@mdassanou1) 's Twitter Profile
Esther Dassanou

@mdassanou1

Director Gender Programs @Mastercard Fdn Women’sEmpowerment #Women’sFinancial Protection #A2F4Women co-author of #SheforShield. Views discussed here are my own

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Sometimes colleagues become friends and to some degree family, @Amel Hamza thank you so much. While I will miss you I M comforted by the fact that you’re just a phone call away my friend. Wishing you the very best, see you soon in Cairo🤗🤗🤗

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AFAWA with support from @WeFi enables the growth of women cooperatives in the cashew nut sector in Tanzania through the Empowerment of Women in Africa (EWA) through Femmes Africa Solidarité. Signed Yesterday at the Dakar2 Feed Africa Summit. #AFAWA #WSMEs

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Women Cooperatives are critical to addressing food security and sovereignty in Africa. During Dakar 2 Feed Africa summit, AfDB’s AFAWA Initiative signed with Femmes Africa Solidarité with support from @WeFi for the growth of women in the cashew sector in Tanzania. #AFAWA

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team #AFAWA heading for their retreat ! It was so good to see you all this morning in #Abidjan I am very proud of the amazing work you do! #teamspirit is indeed a core value of the African Development Bank Group

team #AFAWA heading for their retreat ! It was so good to see you all this morning in #Abidjan I am very proud of the amazing work you do! #teamspirit is indeed a core value of the <a href="/AfDB_Group/">African Development Bank Group</a>
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As African Development Bank Group's #AFAWA program kicks off its first finance series in West Africa aimed at women-led #SMEs, #MetroTV presenter Kwasi Afriyie asks why the program chose Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City to host and "deal with" #Ghana's "low people." - AFAWA's Esther Dassanou educates, informs. #IWD2023

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“Women are better borrowers. So it is more profitable to lend to women than the male-led businesses” - Audrey Abaka (Head of SME Agency Banking and Partnership, Absa Bank Ghana )

“Women are better borrowers. So it is more profitable to lend to women than the male-led businesses”
- Audrey Abaka (Head of SME Agency Banking and Partnership, 
<a href="/AbsaGhana/">Absa Bank Ghana</a> )
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“If we are able to encourage women to upscale, to expand as a result of access to funding. If they have the funds to expand, then we can correct the notion of women businesses not being profitable.” - Yvette Richardson (Country Manager, SG Home of Business SG GHANA HOME OF BUSINESS )

“If we are able to encourage women to upscale, to expand as a result of access to funding. If they have the funds to expand, then we can correct the notion of women businesses not being profitable.”
- Yvette Richardson (Country Manager, SG Home of Business <a href="/SGGHHOB/">SG GHANA HOME OF BUSINESS</a> )
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“I believe that when women are given the support and necessary impetus, they’re able to do well and we’ll see the rippling effects on the economy and even on the continent as a whole.” - Justice Sagoe (Head of Department of MSME Lending and Deposits Mobilisation, Letshego Ghana

“I believe that when women are given the support and necessary impetus, they’re able to do well and we’ll see the rippling effects on the economy and even on the continent as a whole.”
-  Justice Sagoe (Head of Department of MSME Lending and Deposits Mobilisation, <a href="/LetshegoGhana/">Letshego Ghana</a>
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Funding women: AFDB funding 150 women entrepreneurs in Kenya and Cameroon. Program seeking women with least entrepreneurial networks #FridayNight Lillian Nzisa Muli

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“We tried to seek financial assistance from financial institutions, but they insist on getting collateral such as land documentation before you can access a facility.” - Josephine A. Baah (Proprietress of Williebanks Educational Complex) #AFAWAFinanceSeries #AFAWA #Ghana

“We tried to seek financial assistance from financial institutions, but they insist on getting collateral such as land documentation before you can access a facility.”
- Josephine A. Baah (Proprietress of Williebanks Educational Complex)

#AFAWAFinanceSeries #AFAWA #Ghana
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AFAWA in Mauritania! During the Invest in Mauritania Days, the@African Development Bank Group through its AFAWA initiative signed $485000 with BCI Group to accelerate the growth of WSMES in Mauritania. Activities will also expand to Guinea, Senegal and Mail. #AFAWA @We_Fi

AFAWA in Mauritania! During the Invest in Mauritania Days, the@African Development Bank Group through its AFAWA initiative signed $485000 with BCI Group to accelerate the growth of WSMES in Mauritania. Activities will also expand to Guinea, Senegal and Mail. #AFAWA @We_Fi
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Excited to announce the launch of TBN's Zahara Cohort in partnership with AFAWA. We are embracing the future: Empowering women through business. Currently in conversation with the industry players who are guiding the ladies on investor readiness. Here we GO! #AFAWAFinanceSeries

Excited to announce the launch of TBN's Zahara Cohort in partnership with AFAWA. We are embracing the future: Empowering women through business. Currently in conversation with the industry players who are guiding the ladies on investor readiness. Here we GO! 
#AFAWAFinanceSeries
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Digitalization is critical to accelerating the growth of women SMEs in the continent. This is why AFAWA@African Development Bank Group has made it part and parcel of its delivery model. #AFAWA #access2finance #womenentrepreneurs

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Congratulations to all the #AfricanBankerAwards winners! A special shout out to Letshego Nigeria - winner of the 1st "#AFAWA Bank of the Year" award for its commitment to financing women-led #SMEs, and to #AfDB presenters Malado KABA, Vincent Nmehielle and Akinwumi A. Adesina!

Congratulations to all the #AfricanBankerAwards winners! A special shout out to <a href="/LetshegoNigeria/">Letshego Nigeria</a> - winner of the 1st "#AFAWA Bank of the Year" award for its commitment to financing women-led #SMEs, and to #AfDB presenters <a href="/malado_kaba/">Malado KABA</a>, <a href="/VincentNmehiel1/">Vincent Nmehielle</a> and <a href="/akin_adesina/">Akinwumi A. Adesina</a>!
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As the workforce in Africa grows, it’s imperative that the private sector, funders, civil society, and young people work together and act now to ensure African youth are prepared for work in the next decade.

As the workforce in Africa grows, it’s imperative that the private sector, funders, civil society, and young people work together and act now to ensure African youth are prepared for work in the next decade.
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Upskilling Young women in Africa will enhance their ability to fully participation the economic development and future growth of our continent #HerFutureAfricasGrowth