The National Cross Border Women Traders Association, led by Board Chairman Francis Dagba, met with the Aflao Border Security Council to discuss ways to enhance trade facilitation for women traders
The association’s aims to address the challenges women face in cross-border trading, including security and safety concerns, compliance with migration laws, and revenue generation . The association’s national coordinator, Oscar Akaba, highlighted the need for proper traceable revenue collection systems at land borders, as current policies seem to focus only on formal and large-volume goods
In a Welcome address by the Chairman of Aflao Border security counsel and Sector commander of the Aflao revenue collection of Customs Mr. Joseph B. Allan applaud the establishment of the association saying this will help the stakeholders identify the women traders leaders and help in addressing the numerous challenges the women face
According to him, lack of knowledge on compliance though not an excuse are the major impediment of small scale cross border women and leading them to mostly fall foul to the law and cause them to loose their capital and increase poverty.
He called on the executive to engage stakeholders continually to abreast themselves with updates of laws regarding the cross border trading industry.
He further applauds them for the data collection drive by registering all cross border women traders and assured them of their doors open to help the association achieve it’s objective of practical trade facilitation in line with AfCFTA
The Board chairman of the NCBWTA thanked the council for receiving them and assured of a lasting corporation to empower the cross Border Women at one hand and aid the stakeholders of achieving it’s mandate at the border