Woman Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 “Farah” Celebrating success by recognising and rewarding women entrepreneurs for innovation, commitment to improvement and hard work A GUIDE FOR SPONSORS The Awards • Showcase the best women entrepreneurs in the country by telling their stories • Spread best practice, inspire others and influence society about the crucial role that women play • A final awards event will be held in September 2012 • Publication of success stories from applicants, semi-finalists and winners as a record of achievement • Organised by the National Association of Business Women of Tajikistan (NABWT), sponsored by government, commercial and non-governmental organisations How it Works • Overall winner of Women Entrepreneur – Farah • Category winners – – – – – – Services, production & catering Start Up Craft Agriculture Beauty, fashion & design health services, healthy lifestyles and education. • Special prize – Best project or initiative to develop the role of women Timeline Why is it important? • Provide role models, giving vision and leadership within the sphere of entrepreneurship • Highlight the important role of women in Tajik society • Celebrate the achievement of women • Generate positive public feeling and awareness towards women entrepreneurs • A means to connect women entrepreneurs from across the country How can you get involved? • We are looking for sponsors to support the work of the event • There are three main areas where funding is needed; – Marketing activity – to ensure as many women as possible enter – Developing the profile of women entrepreneurs – we will make a publication celebrating the achievements of women in Tajikistan, supported with film clips and online media – The final event – all semi-finalists will attend the awards ceremony, and there will be travel and event costs associated with it Financial Support Promotional Support Provision of Services Buy tickets for the awards ceremony and invite your friends Documents of the event Press-release_Englis h.jpg Concept note Farah 2012.pdf Budget FARAH 2012_English .xls Contact Us • For more information – – – – – Telephone Email Website Facebook Twitter +992 3422 4 23 53 farah.nabwt@gmail.com www.nabwt.tj/eng www.facebook.com/nabwt @nabwt