As part of its continued effort to increase opportunities for women, accelerate their participation in economic activities and encourage digital equity, AXA Mansard, a member of AXA, a global leader in insurance and asset management, has empowered over 100 young female entrepreneurs with digital marketing skills in Lagos.
The Chief Customer and Marketing Officer, AXA Mansard, Jumoke Odunlami said that the two-day digital marketing training held in Lagos as part of the company’s lined-up programs to commemorate this year’s International Women’s Day seeks to empower female SMEs owners with skills to improve their digital output and position them for the immense opportunities available in the digital space.
She noted that it is in line with Axa Mansard’s inclusivity agenda and explained that the company is convinced that support for women through its inclusive protection programs, is important to AXA’s purpose of acting for human progress by protecting what matters.
She furthered that focusing on digital equity as a sub-theme of this year’s IWD is because the company realizes the importance of digital to the growth of the SME sector in Nigeria and wants to ensure that women are empowered enough to be a consequential part of that growth.
“It’s almost trite to say that SMEs are the engine for economic growth, especially in developing countries like Nigeria. What needs to be continually discussed is how Nigeria is going to unlock that potential for economic development and how much of that potential will be unlocked by women and for women.”
Commenting on the program, Charles Odii, Chief Executive Officer, of SME 100 Africa, explained that the company is happy to partner with AXA Mansard again to empower women within the SME space.
He said, “We believe that for the world to truly experience progress, there must be an equitable distribution in the creation and access to opportunities for men and women.
“This training is part of the group of initiatives we have designed for the Nigerian woman. Our goal is to see them grow, add value to their lives and help them mitigate risks every step along the way. What we found through our research is that regardless of the economic segment, access to digital skills is one of the most important things to present-day Nigerian women and they desire to be financially independent, secure and to be respected in the community”.
