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Spiro has Launched Africa’s First All-women Electric Vehicle Assembly
Spiro, a leading electric vehicle company in Africa, has made history by launching Africa’s first all-women electric vehicle assembly line in Togo. It is a historic milestone in the development of gender equality and sustainable transportation on the continent. Spiro, which was founded in 2019 and currently operates in six countries on the continent – Nigeria, Togo, Benin, Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda – has quickly transformed itself into a leading brand in the electric mobility segment.
Spiro is an African firm developing electric mobility solutions to curb Africa’s dependence on fossil fuels. With its latest move to recruit all-women to its assembly line, the company is challenging the status quo in the manufacturing sector in general, and changing the way women are treated in a more masculine sector.
Women have historically been underrepresented in the tech and manufacturing sectors in Africa, according to a report from Madica titled “The Women’s Lead: A Country ‘Across the Street’: Economic Inequality, Employment & Global Output of Women in Tech”, and to date, Spiro has started a manufacturing assembly line under women.
Africa’s tech ecosystem is a hotspot for gender disparities, and initiatives like Spiro have the potential to help close that gap. A new policy brief from Harvard Center for Gender Policy & Integration emphasizes the importance of gender-responsive policies to promote women’s leadership in the field of technology. By embedding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) into Spiro’s corporate strategy, we are adding diversity to the mix and ensuring that the company is representing their diverse markets in African innovation, as well.
The opening of Africa’s first all-women electric vehicle assembly line holds many repercussions that will go well beyond Togo: It sets an example for other companies that are realizing that many more opportunities exist in tech manufacturing for women, and want to create similar facilities. By providing women with valuable skills and opportunities, Spiro contributes to boosting their opportunities in economy, and they will also be able to participate more actively in shaping the future of sustainable transport.
To further demonstrate their commitment to gender equality and technological progression, Spiro also launches an electric motorbikes, which feature high-tech battery swapping and can always maintain electrical power at any time of the day or night. This ecofriendly mode has the added benefit of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport, which is on the increase alarmingly in some areas of Africa.
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Besides Togo, the company has established bases in West and East Africa as well, and more recently it has entered the sub-Saharan market, completing its operation there with a $100 million debt financing deal signed with Afrimexbank. The target for the year, Spiro says, is to add thousands of electric motorbikes and swap stations across its markets and create thousands of new jobs, many women at the same time.
Spiro launches Africa’s first all-women EV assembly line as a striking move not only regarding what’s possible but also pushing the boundaries of innovation. This not only challenges norms in its field, but also lays the foundation for a more equal future in Africa’s fast-growing electric vehicle market. By inspiring women to take ownership and co-create sustainable solutions, Spiro is shining a light on how companies can drive social change while tapping into technology.
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