CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTERESTS ANTSIRABE

Providing Opportunities for Women’s Economic Rise (POWER)

Call for Expression of Interests

Location: Antsirabe
The “Providing Opportunities for Women’s Economic Rise” (POWER) initiative is a program supported by the U.S. Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs. This initiative supports projects that connect the U.S. private sector with women entrepreneurs to support women’s economic participation, better the financial position of women worldwide, and promote trade and economic relations between the United States and partner nations. As a beneficiary of the POWER Initiative, AmCham Madagascar will host free capacity building for women business leaders and managers engaged in the food and agricultural sectors on import regulations and requirements in the United States. In partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Antananarivo, AmCham is planning to organize a workshop in Antsirabe to help women business leaders expand their businesses into U.S. markets.

AmCham invites women who own or manage Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) operating in the food and/or agriculture sector in Vakinankaratra and surrounding regions. This workshop will be held from 20 to 22 June 2023.

The workshop will bring together 50 to 75 local women entrepreneurs to foster skills and knowledge that will better equip them to work with U.S. peers and to export their products to the United
States. The workshop will address a wide array of topics, including:
• AGOA and GSP
• Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
• Import requirements for food and agricultural items
• Marketing and Logistics
• Market Resilience and Sustainability
• Business practices, microfinance and credit opportunities, and money digitalization.
• Written and oral communication in Business English
The participants will be awarded with certificates of completion at the end of the workshop.
Requirements for participation:
• Female
• Business leaders
• Active engagement in the food or agribusiness sector
Application deadlines: Friday, June 9th for Antsirabe
For more information, please email Mrs. Lalaina Rakotoarison, Executive Secretary of AmCham, at : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
To register, got to: https://bit.ly/3UxKsEw and fill in the requested information.