OSCE organized in Tashkent the launch of an upgraded digital platform for self-employed women entrepreneurs

On 12 January, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) organized in Tashkent the launch of a digital platform developed by the social start-up Coozin. The aim is to further develop women's entrepreneurship and increase their self-employment skills by  using advanced digital technologies.

The Coozin start-up was launched in 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, it has helped more than 2,000 women to generate additional income from home by running online culinary companies.

After the first successful Coozin years, time has come to further professionalize the digital platform.  This is why online courses about business, marketing, sales and other key skills on how to start a thriving online business have been included. The platform now features additional services like tools for marketing and promotion and a marketplace, where women entrepreneurs can can sell goods and services.

The PCUz has been supporting the Coozin start-up since its creation, and will continue to strengthen women's entrepreneurial potential in Uzbekistan. Reducing economic inequality and bridging the digital divide for inclusive economic development are among the most important goals.

This activity is part of the extra-budgetary project “Support to women employment and facilitation of women led small businesses through digital tools” (2021-2024) funded by Austria, Germany, Norway and the International Coca-Cola Foundation.