IBI assists African women to collaborate in matters of common cause, and provides them with the skills to advocate on their own behalf. Under the IBI-assisted USAID-funded West African Business Woman's Network (WABNET), Ghana members reported that their chapter offered them support, friendship, business advice, opportunities amongst members throughout West Africa, business information, business linkages, training for members and their staffs, and advocacy. Their lobbying has focused on working with banks to educate them on the credit-worthiness and viability of women's businesses. The chapter is regularly invited by government to comment on legal and regulatory issues, and frequently appears on talk shows on private-sector issues.

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