As Former South African Minister Dr. Naledi Pandor Receives Inaugural Lifetime Leadership Award The 2024 AWIEF (www.AWIEForum.org) Awards celebrated the exceptional achievements of African women… Read More »Winners Of Africa Women Innovation And Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Awards 2024 Announced
Visa Foundation expects to commit more than $5 million to expand equitable access for women in Africa Today Visa Foundation announced that it expects to… Read More »Visa Foundation Outlines Commitment To Support Women Entrepreneurs In Africa
By Jessica Blake, Associate, Spear Capital Africa is rich with women entrepreneurs. In fact, the continent has the highest proportion of women entrepreneurs in the… Read More »Africa Is Rich With Women Entrepreneurs, So Why Aren’t They Getting Funded?
The exploding population, low literacy and low retirement rates all compound unemployment. To address this challenge the Nigerian government needs to enable the shift of… Read More »The Key To Strengthening Nigeria’s Economic Position On A Global Scale: Support For Young And Women Entrepreneurs
Funding to two local organizations – AfriLabs and Graça Machel Trust – will build on Visa Foundation’s efforts to support gender diverse and inclusive small and… Read More »Visa Foundation Commits $1 Million To Uplift Women Entrepreneurs Across Sub-Saharan Africa
AFAWA was launched in 2015 in Dakar during the first Feed Africa conference (Dakar 1 Africa Food Summit) The African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) Affirmative Finance… Read More »African Development Bank’s AFAWA Hits $1 Billion Investment Milestone In Lending To Women Entrepreneurs In Africa
Seedstars’s Enhancing Women Entrepreneurship in Africa (EWEA) program is calling for women-led small to medium enterprises (WSMEs) as well as community enablers and entrepreneurship support… Read More »Seedstars Launches A Program For Women-led Startups And Organizations That Support Women Entrepreneurs In Africa
Khadija Hashimi, Head Corporate Affairs, Brand & Marketing Africa, Middle East Region and Country Head Pakistan Women entrepreneurs are on the rise globally, with this… Read More »The Financing ‘Glass Ceiling’ That Is Holding Back Women Entrepreneurs
The plight of South African women who historically have faced economic exclusion, has been well-documented, and although much progress has been made by women entrepreneurs… Read More »Challenges And Solutions: How To Support Women Entrepreneurs In South Africa
Author: David Mparutsa, Head Enterprise and Supplier Development ex SA At the moment, an estimated $42bn financing gap exists for African women across business value… Read More »It Is Crucial We Tackle The Funding Gap For Women Entrepreneurs