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Region: Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Zambia, Rwanda, Malawi, Tanzania and Zimbabwe
This programme directly addressed gender financing gaps across Africa through increased access to capital, markets and business support.
Over 500 growth-orientated women-led SMEs strengthened their investment readiness and scaled their businesses further via 4 key components:
- AWIEF Growth Accelerator (AGA) – in partnership with Nedbank
- ECommerce Capacity Development (with UNIDO), strengthening digital market capacities
- Digital skills training (with Amazon Web Services), supporting technology adoption
- A mentorship and advisory platform, connecting entrepreneurs with industry experts and role models
Through an integrated approach, and in partnership with the African Development Bank through its Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative, the programme has built a strong pipeline of investable women-led businesses, advancing in our mission towards inclusive economic transformation across African markets.
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