Society for Women Environmental Entrepreneurs and Traders (SWEET) Fair 2015

Introduction:

The challenges of the future- such as climate change (CC), resource scarcity, population growth, extreme poverty, food security, environmental degradation etc., need innovative , Outcome Based Education (OBE)/Learning and Problem-Solving Solution (PSS). The Society for Women Empowerment Education and Training (SWEET) Foundation and the Women Environment and Climate Action Network (WECAN) Africa Initiative in collaboration with local/national and international organizations are committed to face these challenges and has declared Sustainable Development to be its overall guiding principles, for the Post 2015 Development Agenda.

SWEET Foundation and WECAN Africa Initiative uses the platform of the Society for Women Environmental Entrepreneurs and Traders (SWEET) Fair to offer women from countries across Africa and other developing countries, a space to make visible the economic, cultural, social and environmental inputs that women entrepreneurs bring to their countries and the world through their “green enterprises”. We also promote ethical business and fair trade to assure self reliant and interdependent communities by providing a progressive an ecological business model.

The first SWEET Fair was organized as part of the IUCN, the World Conservation Congress, the biggest and most diverse conservation-related event in the world. Its objective was to improve the way we manage our environment for human, social and economic development. The central theme of the IV World Conservation Congress (5-14 October, 2008, in Barcelona, Spain), was, “A Diverse and Sustainable World”, which highlighted the linkages between natural, social, cultural and economic diversity.

The second SWEET Fair was organised as a side event of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Convention of Parties (COP) 15 in Copenhagen Denmark, December 2009 in collaboration with the Copenhagen City Council, at the Greenlandic House, Copenhagen, Denmark. The objective of the fair was to make visible, the economic, cultural, social and environmental inputs that women entrepreneurs from countries across Africa and other developing countries bring through green, social and environmental entrepreneurship.

We are planning the third SWEET Fair to take place as a side event in Paris-France at the UNFCCC, COP 21 November/December 2015.

SWEET Foundation, Women in Leadership International (WILI) Africa and WECAN Africa Initiative wishes to use the platform offered by the Women Deliver Conference 2016 in Copenhagen Denmark, to organize the fourth Society for Women Environmental Entrepreneurs and Traders (SWEET) Fair. The SWEET Fair is therefore, an innovative, outcome base and unique global opportunity, because it will make visible the economic, social, cultural and environmental inputs that women entrepreneurs bring to their countries and the world through their “green enterprises” (i.e., environmentally friendly).

The SWEET Fair has also allowed the formation a worldwide network of women green entrepreneurs (SWEETNET), which catalyzes collaborations among different sectors, associations, regions and countries.
The SWEET Fair aims to: facilitate and strengthen women’s productive enterprises that produce or provide services that are environmentally friendly; and showcase women’s professional and business activities that go beyond regional borders and contribute to environmental conservation and the alleviation of poverty.

Please for More Information Contact:

Ms Rosemary Olive Mbone Enie

Geologist/Gender Ambassador

CEO/President /Founder

Society for Women Empowerment Education and Training (SWEET) Foundation

Women Environment and Climate Action Network (WECAN) Africa Initiative

Executive Director, Ikra Education Training Centre (IETC) Tanzania

P O Box 72816, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Tel: +255 689646862

Email: rosemaryenie@gmail.com/ rosemaryolivemboneenie@gmail.com

Skype: rosemaryenie