Ten women entrepreneurs in Moldova have been awarded vouchers totalling 500,000 lei (around €25,600).
The support was provided by Efes Moldova through its social programme, and complements the training and mentoring offered by #SheLeads, implemented by UN Women Moldova in partnership with AFAD and Global Business Access (GBA) under the EU-funded EVOLVE4GE project.
The beneficiaries run a variety of businesses – from education and community services to agriculture, gastronomy and healthy food production – contributing to the development of local communities.
“The grant will allow us to modernise enterprise processes, laying the foundations of a modern, sustainable infrastructure adapted to market needs. We expect a significant impact through job creation and by better using the produce from our orchard,” said one of the beneficiaries, Natalia Dumbravă, manager of SRL ‘FructeDorSucces’ from Catranîc village in the Fălești district, a company engaged in fruit processing and preservation.
“With this grant I will launch two new courses for children – Technical Robotics and Digital Painting. This will allow me to increase participants from 50 to 70 and give more children the chance to discover modern education through play and creativity,” said Olga Carabulea, founder of SRL ‘Intelect Art’ in Edineț.
The vouchers are intended to help develop the women’s businesses – whether through equipment acquisition, production expansion, launching new products or services, or strengthening market positions.
