Gareth Thomas – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2016-06-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to support the International Trade Centre’s She Trades initiative; and if she will make a statement.

Sir Desmond Swayne

DFID is a strong supporter of women’s economic empowerment. The Secretary of State is on the UN High Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment, which will accelerate global action on this agenda. The SheTrades Initiative is a consequence of DFID’s funding for the International Trade Centre’s women and trade programme, which helps women entrepreneurs from developing countries to trade and access markets. To date this programme has directly supported 2,600 women entrepreneurs, and indirectly contributed to 12,000 women benefiting from market access opportunities.