The importance of the economic empowerment of women to the development of West Africa has been highlighted by the Canadian High Commissioner to Ghana, Myriam Montrat, who has emphasized the need for West African governments to create the necessary environment for cross-border trading among women in the sub-region.
According to her, economically empowered women have the potential to drastically develop an entire society hence the need for governments to be deliberate about instituting measures for the empowerment of women traders in the sub-region.
Speaking at the launch of the Making Trade Work for Women in West Africa Project on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, Myriam Montrat restated the commitment of the Canadian government to empowering women traders in Ghana, Benin, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Togo, and Nigeria. "Canada's priority is women's empowerment.
We believe that when women thrive, communities thrive, countries thrive, and societies as a whole prosper," she stated.
