The 50 Million African Women Speak (50MAWS) digital platform moved closer to becoming a reality after the kickoff of a two-week training workshop in Lusaka, Zambia Monday, 25th March 2019. The training will equip users with the required skills to manage the platform setting the stage for its official launch later this year. The 25th March to 5th April 2019 workshop is hosted by the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). It brought together 22 participants from the host regional body as well as the collaborating Regional Economic Communities (RECs) on the 50 Million African Women Speak Project (50MASWP), namely; the East African Community (EAC) and the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS).