EOSS Consulting to Train 200 MSMEs in Angola

EOSS Consulting is delighted to expand its economic development and corporate social responsibility initaitives to Africa, beginning with the launch of the EOSS entrepreneurial development systems for micro, small and medium enterprises in Angola. As part of LNG’s initiatives to improve local economic development indicators and quality of life, EOSS will begin its first training series for Angolan entrepreneurs in Soyo in May 2011. With highest petroleum production in the region, Angola is one of Africa’s fastest growing economies. Yet it still grapples with high inequality, poverty and poor health and educational indicators, with a Human Development Index ranking of 143^rd in the world. The city of Soyo lies at the north of Angola, near the Congolese border, and holds some of the country’s greatest gas reserves. With LNGs production estimated to reach 5 million tons and the creation of thousands of local jobs, Soyo is slated to become one of the country’s centers of industrial growth. The EOSS entrepreneurial training system aims to help more local business become active collaborators in this growth, circulating more economic benefits to the base of the pyramid. More information on this project, and EOSS’ other engagements in lusaphone Africa, is soon to come!

EOSS Consulting and the Secretariat for Policies for Women:

EOSS Consulting has worked on issues of women’s economic empowerment since its inception. Whether conducting research for the World Bank or creating public policy plans for Rio’s municipalities, EOSS has leveraged gender and economic development as a core competency. Brazil is one of few countries in the region with a federal ministry for gender equity, influencing policy, financing programs and shifting for a more representative nation. EOSS Consulting is glad to partners with Secretariat for Policies for Women on various initiatives to empower women in Brazil, particularly women at the base of the pyramid. One of these initiatives is the Rio Professional Qualification Program, which train 1000 low-income women in Rio de Janeiro. Participants master entrepreneurial and vocational skills to help them grow businesses or improve professional mobility. We are proud to announce that we will soon be marketing these women’s products in our online store starting June 2011. More information soon to come!