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IFC invites women entrepreneurs to join She Wins Africa to support 5 000 startups

18th August 2023

By: Schalk Burger

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Development finance institution IFC has opened applications for its She Wins Africa programme, which aims to support the growth of up to 5 000 women-led startups with advice, training, mentorship and networking opportunities.

The programme will provide investment readiness training for participants and facilitate connections with potential investors through matchmaking and pitching events through a series of online and in-person workshops and other engagements.

“African women are highly entrepreneurial, yet often lack the support and funding they need to succeed. She Wins Africa aims to rectify this by equipping women with skills, tools and opportunities to scale their businesses,” said IFC Eastern Africa regional director Mary Porter Peschka.

The programme will initially support a group of women-led African startups across various sectors. She Wins Africa also includes a pitch competition for participants and networking opportunities with investors and venture capital firms.

Championing women in the private sector is central to IFC’s strategy in Africa, where IFC promotes gender equality and equal access to jobs, assets and opportunities. IFC provides finance and advisory services to build the ecosystem for dynamic and inclusive entrepreneurship in Africa.

She Wins Africa is part of IFC’s wider strategy to support women entrepreneurs, and is open to women-led startups and entrepreneurs operating in sub-Saharan Africa.

Women interested in applying to the programme should visit the She Wins Africa programme page or contact shewinsafrica@ifc.org for more information. Applications close on September 15, 2023.

She Wins Africa follows IFC’s successful She Wins Arabia programme, which has provided training to women entrepreneurs and support to funds and accelerators in the Middle East and North Africa to help them better engage with women-run businesses.

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