Invitation to Information Session – GIZ WE4D Call for SMEs
Uganda Women's Network
Dear All,
Greetings from UWONET.
We are pleased to share a call from GIZ for SME ecosystem actors and business owners.
The Employment Promotion for Women for the Green Transformation in Africa (WE4D) program is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). It is a multi-donor initiative with additional funding from the European Union (EU) and Norway. The program aims to enhance women's employment in green transformation sectors by supporting businesses that produce eco-friendly goods or adopt sustainable practices. It focuses on women, youth, and persons with disabilities, fostering economic growth and the creation of green jobs. In Uganda, WE4D is implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development (MGLSD), the lead government partner.
The GIZ WE4D Programme has launched a call for SMEs to apply for the Development of Integrated Management Systems (DIMS) Project. This initiative supports the establishment and adoption of modern Integrated Management Systems (IMS), including ISO 9001:2015 QMS, ISO 14001:2015 EMS, and ISO 45001:2018 OHS, within selected women-led enterprises in Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, and Malawi. The project focuses on SMEs and large companies in green sectors such as sustainable agriculture and agro-processing, eco-tourism, the blue economy and aquaculture, renewable energy, circular economy and waste management, biomass, transport and logistics, and construction.
We invite you to attend a hybrid information session where further details about this project and the application process will be shared. Kindly confirm your attendance, specifying whether you will participate virtually or in person.
Session Details:
📍 Venue: GIZ-WE4D Office, Nyonyi Gardens, Kololo (Ground Floor, Elgon Boardroom) or via Microsoft Teams
📅 Date: 13th March 2025
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
🔹 The agenda for the session is attached for your review.
🔹 If attending virtually, please accept the Microsoft Teams invitation (
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🔹 If attending in person, kindly confirm via email so that we can plan accordingly.
Feel free to share this invitation with business owners in your network. For any inquiries, please contact:
📧 Margaret Nansamba – Margret....@giz.de
📧 Jimmy Byaruhanga – Jimmy.By...@gopa-afc.de
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