The African Union Commission has invited Dr (Mrs) Sandra
Nwugo, Managing Director/CEO, Femaz Micro Finance Bank to address the African
Fashion Business Summit scheduled for 13th – 15th September,
2016 at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa. She will join other
business leaders from around the world to address practitioners in the fashion,
garment and textile industry from over 30 African countries.
The African Fashion Business Summit is one of the activities
lined up during the Africa Fashion Reception scheduled to hold 13th –
15th September, 2016 in Addis Ababa after which all
participating countries will be presented to the international audience in
Paris end of October. The theme for the Summit is ‘Creating Wealth for African Economies through its Fashion, Garment and
Textile Industry’.
The Africa Fashion Reception is a Pan African Initiative
organized by Legendary Gold in partnership with the African Union. This year’s
event will gather fashion designers, dignitaries, Ambassadors and media from
over 30 African countries, in a celebration of cultural diversity expressed
through the artistic fashion discipline with the proud theme ‘Africa is
the New Inspiration of Global Fashion’
The Africa Fashion Reception is aimed at
achieving the following objectives using the creative industry of Fashion as a
vehicle:
· To
build bridges by creating free trade and partnerships among fashion
practitioners throughout the African continent
· To
attract global attention to Africa’s very rich and diversified dress culture
which can be explored as a catalyst for the social economic growth of the
continent’s garment/textile industry.
· To
expand the potential power of fashion as a tool of fighting poverty in Africa
by creating wealth through the empowerment of women and youths in the various
fashion vocations through training, capacity building schemes, workshops and
setting up of medium/small scale businesses thereby supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and
the African Union Agenda 2063.
· To
bring about self-reliance as this initiative will create millions of jobs
across the continent for Tailors, Creative Directors, Textile designers,
Models, Cutters, Pressers, Fashion Photographers & Writers, Hair Stylists,
Make-up Artists etc
The 1st edition of the Africa
Fashion Reception presented participants from 16 African countries.
The 2nd edition saw participants from 24 countries. This year, participants are
expected from over 30 countries.
The invitation of Dr (Mrs) Nwugo to address the African
Fashion Business Summit by the African Union is due to her enviable trail
blazing achievements with her bank, Femaz Micro Finance Bank where she has been
able to create lots of jobs through the empowerment of women and youths. Her
topic of address during the summit is ‘The role of Microfinance bank in
creating wealth for SMEs in the fashion industry’.
Dr Mrs Sandra Ikoku Chidimma Nwugo is an Entrepreneur, Banker, Motivational
speaker, Film Producer etc. She began her banking career as an accountant with
ECN Professional Services in Lagos State. She later joined Joinder Gas and
Petroleum Company, also in Lagos, where she worked as a Cash manager. She
joined Fortis Microfinance bank in 2010 as a Relationship Manager and Cash
Collector in charge of cash movement and customer management. She displayed her
entrepreneurial skills in 2013 when she founded the financial institution known
as Femaz Cooperative Society Ltd. Two years later, the institution evolved
to Femaz Microfinance Bank Ltd.
Besides being the CEO/MD of Femaz Micro Finance bank, Dr (Mrs) Sandra Nwugo is also the Founder of Busy Minds Entertainment Limited and Esther City of Zion Orphanage in Abuja, Nigeria.
She has a
PHD in Philosophy from Global Oved Dei Seminary & University {GODSU} in
Washington DC, MBA in Marketing, Post Graduate Diploma in Banking and Finance
and a Bachelor degree in Mass Communication from Enugu State University.
She has
received the following awards - the Capital Territory and Advancement Award for
Creativity and Enterprises (2015), Excellence for Women Empowerment and
Entrepreneurship Award, Young CEO Business Award, Capital City Role Model and
Awards (2015). She is also a member of Chartered Institute of Bankers of
Nigeria (CIBN)
Her prowess
as an outstanding entrepreneur and philanthropic gestures spread across the
Nation. More elaborately, Dr Mrs Nwugo has been engaged in so many humanitarian
projects such as the Establishment of Esther Zion Orphanage, Abuja Nigeria,
Human Capital Development through her Femaz Microfinance Bank, Media Campaign
for support to vulnerable children as seen in her movie "REVELATION"
produced in 2014 etc
To applaud
all her efforts, she has been nominated for lots of other awards due to her
Humanitarian Acts and Excellence in business. Dr Mrs Sandra Nwugo has won a
number of Awards including African Achievers Award as fastest Growing
entrepreneur on the 25th of July 2015.
She is
Happily married to Dr Engr. Henry Emeka Nwugo and are blessed with 3 Kids.
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