No fewer than one hundred Nigerian women are set to receive free empowerment, skill acquisition and career mentoring, as MMS Plus Woman Of Fortune Hall Of Fame (WoFHoF) Initiative holdS its 3rd WILCEP Africa mentorship programme, this week.
The event which will hold on Tuesday August 13th and Wednesday August 14th respectively would be held at MMS International Image Centre, Festac, Lagos.
Speaking with MMS Plus newspaper, the Programme Officer, Mrs. Comfort Chisom noted that the event seeks to enhance the capacity of micro and small business operators as well as emerging entrepreneurs, especially woman.
“It is our desire to help these young business owners get access to equipment lease and loans. We are passionate about impacting the lives of women through proper training which is in consonance with goal 5 of United Nations Sustainable Development (SDGs), so that they can acquire relevant knowledge and skills necessary for self development, discovery and growth” she said.
Chisom also noted that the events would also afford younger women such as senior secondary school students, undergraduates and young graduates an opportunity for mentorship and career counsel.
It is also worthy to note that over 300 mentees have gone through the WILCEP Africa Scheme with many given scholarships for entrepreneurial skills development in China.
WILCEP Africa is a platform which match-makes mentors to mentees bridging what has been a rare privilege for one-on-one mentorship guide.
The mentors are mostly the MMS Hall of Famers with high pedigrees in different field of their professions. The program will also feature training menu for corporate bodies, schools, associations and individuate
MMS WOFHOF Initiative is founded with the aim of discovering and celebrating the sterling qualities and contributions of select women in Africa for impact on the younger generations. These women of substance, role models and mentors inducted are thereafter paired with mentees for leadership, career growth and entrepreneurial drive in different fields.
Top personalities like the Managing Director of Bank of Industry (BoI), Olukayode Pitan; the Managing Director, Development Bank of Nigeria, Tony Okpanachi; Co-Director, Al-Hadiat Nigeria, Mrs. Folake Soji-George; Public Relations Officer (PRO), Apapa Command, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Nkeiru Nwala; General Manager, Corporate Communications, SIFAX Group, Mr. Muyiwa Akande, among others.
