SPONSORED: This International Women’s Month, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) aims to create inclusive growth opportunities for women, youth and people with disabilities by defining a consistent way of implementing economic inclusion programmes.
The good news story of Africa’s economic development over the past decades has been called into question by recent events that threaten to undo much of the gains.
The gap between the potential and the reality can be attributed to many historical factors. One of them is the failure to fully develop Africa’s human capital — specifically women. “Education, upskilling and re-skilling over the life course — especially to keep pace with rapid technological and digital transformations affecting jobs — are critical for women’s and girls’ health and wellbeing, as well as their income-generation opportunities and participation in the formal labour market. Increased educational attainment accounts for about 50% of the economic growth in OECD countries over the past 50 years,” UN Women says.
We aim to create inclusive growth opportunities for women, youth and people with disabilities by defining a consistent way of implementing economic inclusion programmes across our markets and leveraging leading practice. At the same time, we will seek to harness the impact of our economic inclusion initiatives to solve business challenges.
In Namibia, 65 women in the hospitality industry sharpened their skills during three-day training sessions in Windhoek and Swakopmund, hosted by Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Namibia. The training included customer service, food and beverage service techniques, mixology ideas and an introduction to Coca-Cola products.
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