Hanoi, December 5th, 2020 – The Women’s Initiative for Startups and Entrepreneurship (WISE) in collaboration with Facebook’s #SheMeansBusiness program organizes a virtual event called Online Women Festival – Rise and Shine in the digital age. This is a non-profit event organized with the aim of supporting the female startups and entrepreneurs by connecting and bringing in sharing from guest speakers who are successful business women, business professionals, key opinion leaders in society.
The event was livestreamed on WISE’s Facebook page a (https://www.facebook.com/wisenets/) with a variety of activities including panel discussions, presentations, fire-side talks, and virtual trade fair participated by women-owned SMEs in the WISE community.
The event also marked four years of cooperation between Facebook and WISE in the implementation of #SheMeansBusiness program in Vietnam. The program is Facebook’s long-term commitment to helping female-owned businesses participate in the digital economy, supporting them to start and grow their businesses.
“Starting in 2016, the #SheMeansBusiness program is Facebook’s long-term commitment to empower women by helping female-owned businesses participate in the digital economy. WISE has been one of our key partners in Vietnam since 2017 to bring the program across Vietnam. This year, when the Covid-19 pandemic struck, WISE was the first partner to perform the digital transformation which switch offline activities to online, thereby helping the program to continue to provide training digital skills for women, either in rural or regional areas. A research by World Bank and OECD shows that businesses with an online presence are better able to adapt to the effects of the pandemic. Therefore, our partnership with WISE is more important than ever to give businesswomen the necessary tools to help their businesses survive, adapt and resilient. ”- said Mr. Ruici Tio, Policy Program Manager of Facebook Asia – Pacific.
“Women have a lot of potentials to start and grow a business, not inferior to their male counterparts. WISE’s mission is to support and connect opportunities for women to improve their knowledge to overcome barriers of social prejudice, and inspire them to pursue their dreams. The mastery of digital tools is also considered an important skill needed for women to be more successful in the digital age. The online event today is a meaningful activity within a comprehensive supporting program that WISE, in collaboration with Facebook, implements with the aim of helping women to effectively response to the Covid 19 pandemic and grow their business” – Ms. Tu Thu Hien, CEO of WISE said.
Given the fact that the pandemic has still not fully controlled, this online event is considered a pioneering step, complying with the policies on epidemic prevention of the Vietnamese government, while still providing opportunities for business women to connect, learn and be inspired.
“As the top 1 Landing Page made in Vietnam platform, Ladipage is happy to participate in the virtual trade fair to widely showcase our products, reach out and connect with partners, potential customers, especially women-owned businesses and in the WISE community ”– said Ms. Pham Quynh Mai, COO – Ladipage.
Online Women Festival – Rise and Shine in the digital age drew a great attraction of nearly 9,000 people from the community.
