Luanda - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Angola has invested five million US dollars for digital money training of 500 women in the country, its representative in Angola William Butterfield has said.
Speaking at the opening of the training, Butterfield said the project run by the telephone operator Africell, includes street sellers and vendors from various markets, adding that the project called Afrimoney is aimed at the financial inclusion of these women and enable digital expansion.
Cátia Conceição, general director of Afrimoney project, said the 500 women have been selected from national associations of vendors and will be trained in two groups every day for a fortnight.
She also underlined the importance of digitization, since it facilitates monetary transactions and financial inclusion.
"A mobile account is just like a bank account, it's eligible for financial services and facilitates transactions," Conceição said.
The Afrimoney project has been running for eight months, with more than 2,500 agents in four provinces, namely Luanda, Benguela, Huila and Kwanza-Sul.
Ayonara Dala, head of the street sellers’ association of Angola on her turn said the training on digital money will help the security of the trainees.
"One of the main daily challenges for the street sellers is to carry physical money, which often makes it difficult to make change, as well as putting their lives at risk, and, on the other hand, it makes the beneficiaries keep up with global developments," she said. ML/AC/AMP
