AFAWA - Women Entrepreneurship Enablers Program



The rate of entrepreneurship on the African continent is the highest in the world, and it is primarily driven by female entrepreneurs. Women in Africa are twice as likely to establish a business as women anywhere else in the globe, but so yet, they haven't made much of an impact on economic progress.


To strengthen the ability of women-owned SMEs to access financing and grow their enterprises, AFAWA collaborates with women entrepreneurship enablers to achieve its goals.


Women business enablers, such as women's business groups, incubators, accelerators, official women cooperatives, qualified civil society organizations, etc., play a crucial role in fostering the growth of women-owned businesses. By offering advisory and training services to women's enterprises on various business management skills, they are essential to developing a viable environment in which women entrepreneurs can grow and create businesses that create jobs for the continent, enabling them to not only transition from the informal to the formal sector but also to become commercially viable and, most importantly, to access finance.


The Bank is seeking to fund initiatives as part of the Women Entrepreneurship Enablers program that will increase the profitability and sustainability of formal women-owned SMEs and give them access to financing options for business expansion.


The Bank welcomes ideas that are in line with the below-mentioned goals and themes from women's business associations, incubators, accelerators, formal cooperatives for women, and other eligible civil society organizations.


Geographical Scope


The Sahel, North Africa, and transitional/fragile[1] countries are all urged to submit applications, as are the other 54 countries in Africa.


Funding Guidelines


• The initiatives should be carried out in more than two nations;


• The project's lifespan shouldn't be longer than 2 (two) years;


• The beneficiaries and project sponsors must be based in Africa or demonstrate a partnership with African organizations, and they must demonstrate that the proposed operations, initiatives, and activities will be carried out in Africa;


• Applicants must be formally established organizations with solid financial and procurement practices that have been around for at least three years;


• The cooperation of two or more applicant enablers is welcomed;


• Partnerships are widely encouraged, especially those involving one or more financial institutions and the public and private sectors;


• There must be prior knowledge in managing outside funding and carrying out projects for funders;


Application Timeline


The African Development Bank Group's Gender Equality Trust Fund (GETF) will provide funding for the request for proposals.


The length of application proposals, including the cover page and any annex, should not exceed ten pages and they may be submitted in either English or French.


Please note that proposals more than 10 pages won't be evaluated.


By Friday, November 25, 2022, at Midnight GMT, application ideas must be submitted via the platform with the subject line "Name of lead organization Name of project."



Application process on the platform


Step 1 : Answer the preliminary questions


Step 2 : Download and complete the Application proposal template (in Word format) 


Step 3: Submit your application proposal online, keeping it to a maximum of 10 pages.


4. Submit your application using the platform.


Award recipients will be notified immediately, and the news will also be spread via the Bank's website and other channels.


For more information, visit the organization website to submit your application.


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