London event to empower female Kurdish entrepreneurs
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Kurdish House London (KHL), a loose collaboration of Kurdish entrepreneurs in the English capital, will organize a special workshop on Sept. 19 for female businesspersons, whether well-established or just starting their careers.
The event, “Empowering Kurdish Women into Business,” aims to encourage female Kurdish entrepreneurs to take advantage of all resources available to them.
“We will be hearing from Kurdish female founders who will reveal what helped them build momentum for their business ideas,” read a statement.
KHL’s event organizer Zey Binboga told Kurdistan 24 there is a real need to promote Kurdish female entrepreneurs by giving an example of a previous event that celebrated six Kurdish entrepreneurs being accepted to a 9-month long business incubation program.
“That’s fantastic- it’s 30 percent of the cohort. But they are all men!” she exclaimed.
“We have to do something to encourage more Kurdish women to channel their innate strengths and courage into starting and running good businesses.”
According to the group, Kurds all too commonly “come from communities where women are taught to play a submissive, supporting role. Often we are not instilled with the confidence and self-assurance needed to succeed in business and to make our idea and our dreams a reality.”
Therefore, KHL will present “Kurdish female founders who will reveal some of the tips and tools that helped them build momentum for their business ideas,” at the event.