Breaking Gender Asset Barriers In East Africa s Extractives Industry:

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4 Breaking Gender Asset Barriers In East Africa s Extractives Industry: Focus On Women Economic Empowerment Through Skills Building, Entrepreneurship And Job-creation Kate W. Mavuti, Laura S. N. Muniafu and James K. Ombaki Strathmore University

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6 Regulatory and Policy Framework Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, 2003, Africa Mining Vision, 2009, Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community ( The EAC Treaty ) KEN Kenya Petroleum (Exploration and Production Act) 1984, Kenya Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production ) Bill 2017, Kenya s Vision 2030 and National Gender Policy 2011, TNZ Petroleum Act 1980, National Energy Policy 2003, Petroleum Act 2008, National Natural Gas Policy 2013, and Petroleum Act 2015, Mineral Policy of Tanzania 2009, draft Mining Local Content Regulations, 2018 UGA - Draft National Content Policy for the Petroleum Subsector in Uganda, Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) (National Content) Regulations, 2016

7 Barriers Facing Women Entrepreneurs in EAST Africa s Extractives sector Information gap Training, Experience and Exposure Access to Finances and Capital Sustainability and Market Transfer Disparities in social support more so due to social constructs

8 Breaking the Barriers Creating Partnerships and building linkages Training and building capacity Successful and sustainable women led enterprises Progressive and rights-based regulations and policies Proactive and informed women

9 Eng. Elizabeth Rogo and other Partners Invest In Africa s Wanjiku Muriuki and Investment Partner Trucking of crude for EOPS Entrepreneurship Journeys Members of AWEIK Members of the Akiberan Aberu Women s Group

10 Bringing Women to the Heart of East Africa s Development

11 Shell LiveWIRE - Introduction Shell LiveWIRE is the flagship enterprise development programme of Shell, with the vison to strengthen local economies by promoting entrepreneurship, innovation and meaningful employment. Shell LiveWIRE started 36 years ago. In 1982, one in eight people were out of work in the UK. Shell responded by launching Shell LiveWIRE in Scotland with the aim of addressing growing levels of youth unemployment through entrepreneurship. Copyright of Shell International

12 Shell LiveWIRE Global Reach Programme results Programme participants Business supported Business created 1697 Jobs created for local people LiveWIRE programme Components Business skills training, incubation, mentoring Access to finance Market linkages and (energy) supply chain entry 4 Copyright of Shell International

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14 PUBLICATION Saudi Gazette NP PAGE NO Front Page DATE COLOR TYPE Colored COUNTRY Saudi Arabia CLIPPING SUBJECT SAUDI ARABIAN FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR WINS PRIZE AT SHELL INTILAAQAH ARTICLE SIZE 16x21 SECTION News CIRCULATION 70,000 VALUE (SR) 85,000

15 Newfoundland and Labrador Organization of Women Entrepreneurs

16 Women Owned Businesses in Newfoundland and Labrador Represent less that 1% of the supply chain in natural resources industries Barriers: Business structure (small, micro-business) Lack of access to networks Complicated bidding process Professional services sector (non-technical)

17 Supplier Diversity NL Education and resources Procurement opportunities Vendor registration database

18 Supplier Diversity Toolkit Best Practices #1 Develop Business Case #2 Achieve Executive Support #3 Develop Strategy #4 Educate Internal Team #5 Communicate Internally & Externally #6 Educate Tier 1 Suppliers #7 Train Suppliers #8 Build Diverse Database #9 Engage Female Business #10 Monitor & Evaluate

19 Success and Future Actions MOU with Noia (NL Oil and Gas Industry Association) Supplier development training One on one business coaching Awareness of gender related issues Spin-off opportunities new projects