Women in Tourism: Market and investment readiness

In 2024, Invest Salone hosted the “Women in Tourism: Market and Investment Readiness” conference to explore one of the biggest challenges facing women in Sierra Leone’s tourism sector: access to finance. The event brought together financial institutions, policy–makers and entrepreneurs to share insights, build networks and identify opportunities to strengthen women-led businesses.

Watch highlights from the workshop as participants discuss barriers, financial opportunities and next steps to empower women to thrive in tourism.

 

Topic: Entrepreneurship and innovation, Finance, Gender equality and social inclusion, Government and policy, Investment
Sector: Finance, Investment, Tourism
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