December 1, 2025 | International Trade Center (ITC) / SheTrades - How eWomen nurtures Sierra Leone’s next generation of entrepreneurs

Feature article by ITC SheTrades profiling the eWomen hub in Makeni, Sierra Leone, following the business modelling and financial sustainability training Tonia designed and delivered under ITC's READY Salone programme. The article quotes Tonia directly as the ITC expert who led the training and subsequent three-month coaching programme, and traces how hub leader Kisimi Kayleemasa Kamara developed eWomen's first subscription revenue model — ePass — as a direct result of the programme.

July 9, 2025 | United Nations in Sierra Leone - ITC READY Salone strengthens innovation hubs with strategic mapping and training

UN Sierra Leone news item covering the ITC training for 23 participants from 13 tech businesses and innovation hubs. Expert sessions were led by Tonia Dabwe, with additional insights presented by Nuria Rull Besrainer from ITC Headquarters. Published by the United Nations country team in Sierra Leone.

May 8, 2025 | Pan African Visions - ITC Kicks Off Three-Day Training on Business Modelling and Financial Readiness for Innovation Hubs in Sierra Leone

News coverage of the launch of ITC's business modelling and financial readiness training for Sierra Leone's innovation hubs in Freetown, May 2025. The article names Tonia as "ITC Expert, Institutional Strengthening" and features a photograph of her working with participants during the training.The training brought together over 29 innovation hubs and entrepreneurship support organisations under ITC's READY Salone programme, funded by KOICA.

January 11, 2024 | Financieel Dagblad - Goeddoen door zakendoen (paywall)

Dutch-language feature in the Financieel Dagblad — the Netherlands' leading financial newspaper — on Tonia's work combining commercial consulting with social impact through SoVenture and Mineke Foundation. The title translates as "Doing good by doing business.