Women Entrepreneurs in East Africa: How Women Integration can boost Entrepreneurial Solutions to Sustainable Development. A Review of Literature
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Date
2023
Authors
Hakizimana, Samuel
Muathe, Stephen
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Women's contributions to sustainable development and trade development are recognized at the
national level in the East African community nation’s Frameworks for financial development and trade
policy. This paper focuses on examining how women's Integration can boost Entrepreneurial Solutions
to Sustainable Development in the East African Community member states of Burundi, the Democratic
Republic of Congo (DRC), Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. The researcher
employed secondary data to conduct a thorough literature search. On how Women's Integration can
boost Entrepreneurial Solutions to Sustainable Development in the East African community context.
The findings indicated that overcoming obstacles including inadequate market access, market
competition, Poor business education, inadequate infrastructure, a lack of resources, a lack of access
to raw materials, an unreliable electricity supply, and a lack of marketing knowledge, production
restrictions, and a lack of storage space. Additionally, having few contacts outside of prejudice and
class bias, lack of social acceptance, relationships with the workforce, attitudes of other workers, and
society's low opinion of women are the bigger social hurdles for them to choose entrepreneurship in
the East African community Fellow Countries. As a result, the report suggests that governments of
East African Community Member States improve state subsidies, create welcoming workplaces, and
The East African community region as a whole needs to embrace gender and strengthen the position
of women in the advancement of culture, society, politics, the economy, and technology. Member
Nations should encourage gender equality and women, effective assimilation, engagement in
sustainable growth at all levels, especially in the outcome; eradicate discrimination laws and customs;
support efficient education awareness programs aimed at changing negative attitudes toward women,
and develop or embrace new technology that will ensure the security of occupation and certified
success for females.
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Women entrepreneurs, East African Community (EAC), Training, access to credit, sustainable development