Chinasa Ken-Ugwuh
May 16, 20213 min read
Africa is rising they say, but Africa must rise with its people; there is no Africa without its people. How then do we harness Africa's wealth in people...through Social Change and Development. Social Conscience with 'Nasa commits to Aspiration 6 of the Africa Agenda 2063 and the Global Development Goals.
SCwN Conversations hosted Ini Abimbola -Vice President/Founding Member, Association of Sustainability Professionals of Nigeria (ASPN); Convener, Africa CEO Roundtable & Conference on Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility. She is also the Country & Regional Lead (Sub-Saharan Africa) for The CSR Company, a global CSR Network of organizations spanning South East Asia, Europe, the Middle East & Africa.
The Council on Foreign Relations and the McKinsey Global Institute indicated that Nigeria’s gross domestic product could grow by 23% by 2025 if women participated in the economy to the same extent as men.” However, limited access to finance remains a major challenge that prevents women from fully participating in the economy.
Exploring how VFD is Choosing To Challenge gender barriers from a marketplace lens, Theresa Ezeh of VFD Group sat with me to share the Group’s philosophy and approach.