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Our Work
Advancing Women's Leadership Across Africa
Leadership is the multiplier. LWA builds the skills, networks and platforms that move women from participation into decision-making across Africa's institutions.
Our Work
Entrepreneurship & Business Growth
From first customer to cross-border trade, LWA supports women entrepreneurs with training, visibility, mentorship and investment readiness.
Our Work
Economic Empowerment
Economic empowerment is measured in livelihoods, ownership and decision-making power — not attendance sheets.
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Policy, Governance & Thought Leadership
LWA convenes policymakers, researchers and practitioners to turn evidence into policy and policy into practice.
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Connecting African Women-Led Businesses to Capital, Markets and Opportunities
Capital and markets move where confidence exists. LWA builds that confidence on both sides of the table.
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Regional Integration
Integration is practical: shared standards, shared platforms, shared opportunity.
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Digital Transformation
Digital skills, tools and safety are foundational to participation in the modern African economy.
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Innovation
Innovation programmes, challenge funds and applied AI capability rooted in African context.
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Youth & Next Generation Leadership
Students, graduates and early-career professionals enter the ecosystem through structured pathways.
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Thought Leadership
Commentary, analysis and convening that shape how Africa's development is discussed globally.
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Research & Knowledge
We publish research, briefs, toolkits and evaluations as public goods.
Our Work
Capacity Building
Institutional strengthening for NGOs, CSOs, cooperatives and community organisations.
Programme
LWA Academy
Learn. Lead. Build. Transform. Certificated courses across leadership, enterprise, digital and policy.
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ImpactHER Programme
Free digital and entrepreneurial skills training for women-led businesses across Africa.
Programme
LWA × SabiPT AI Bootcamp
Afrocentric AI and digital skills bootcamp for educators, students, entrepreneurs and institutions.
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Leadership Programmes
Executive, board readiness and public leadership pathways.
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Entrepreneurship Programmes
Business growth, formalisation, market access and trade readiness.
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Digital Skills
Foundational to advanced digital capability for business and career.
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AI & Innovation
Applied, ethical AI capability grounded in African context and data sovereignty.
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Capital Readiness
Funding readiness assessment, business cases and investor engagement.
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Mentorship Programme
Structured mentor matching across sectors, countries and languages.
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Youth Programmes
Campus chapters, employability and early-career leadership.
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Community Programmes
Locally led programmes delivered with country chapters and partner organisations.
Course
Foundations of Leadership
Leadership
Course
Board Readiness & Governance
Governance
Course
Starting & Formalising a Business
Entrepreneurship
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Digital Skills for Small Business
Digital Skills
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Applied AI for African Enterprise
AI
Course
Financial Literacy & Business Finance
Financial Literacy
Course
Investment Readiness
Investment Readiness
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Grant Writing Essentials
Grant Writing
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Proposal Development for NGOs
Proposal Development
Course
NGO Management & Compliance
NGO Management
Course
Monitoring & Evaluation Fundamentals
Monitoring & Evaluation
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Personal Branding for Women Leaders
Personal Branding
Course
Public Speaking & Advocacy
Public Speaking
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Export Readiness & Trade
Trade
Course
Policy Analysis & Influence
Policy
Course
Fundraising Strategy
Fundraising
Opportunity
Women-Led Enterprise Grant Window
Grants · CMS editable field
Opportunity
Digital Skills Training Cohort
Training · LWA Academy
Opportunity
Programme Officer — Country Chapter
Jobs · Leading Women of Africa
Opportunity
Leadership Scholarship Fund
Scholarships · CMS editable field
Opportunity
Policy Research Fellowship
Fellowships · Women in Geopolitics
Opportunity
Investment Readiness Cohort
Investment · Africa Capital Connect
Opportunity
Supplier Registration — Event Services
Procurement · Leading Women of Africa
Opportunity
Mentor Matching Round
Mentorship · LWA Mentor Network
Opportunity
NGO Partnership Call
Partnerships · LWA Partner Network
Opportunity
Women in AgriTech Accelerator
Accelerators · CMS editable field
Opportunity
Pan-African Innovation Competition
Competitions · CMS editable field
Opportunity
AFRICON MSI Summit Delegate Places
Events · Leading Women of Africa
NGO
Women's Livelihood Collective
Kenya · NGO
NGO
Girls Learn Foundation
Nigeria · NGO
NGO
Delta Community Trust
Ghana · Community Organisation
NGO
Ubuntu Enterprise Network
South Africa · Social Enterprise
NGO
Sahel Women's Association
Senegal · Association
NGO
Great Lakes Policy Institute
Rwanda · Research Institution
NGO
Nile Youth Initiative
Egypt · NGO
NGO
Copperbelt Women's Cooperative
Zambia · Cooperative
Business
Adire Textile Studio
Manufacturing · Nigeria
Business
Highland Coffee Collective
Agriculture · Ethiopia
Business
Savanna Logistics
Logistics · Kenya
Business
Kwena Health Tech
Technology · South Africa
Business
Shea Origins
Consumer Goods · Ghana
Business
Zanzi Solar Services
Energy · Tanzania
Mentor
Mentor Profile
Business Strategy · Nigeria
Mentor
Mentor Profile
Investment & Finance · South Africa
Mentor
Mentor Profile
Public Policy · Rwanda
Mentor
Mentor Profile
Digital Marketing · Kenya
Mentor
Mentor Profile
Export & Trade · Côte d'Ivoire
Mentor
Mentor Profile
NGO Management · Ghana
Event
The African Union at a Crossroads
2025-12-05 · Online
Event
LWA–G20 Webinar Series
2025-10-30 · Online
Event
African Women Leaders Business Mission to London
2025-10-22 · London, United Kingdom
Event
Go Global Awards — Nominate African Excellence
2025-11-18 · London, United Kingdom
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Webinar: Women in Geopolitics — Navigating Global Dynamics for a Resilient Africa
2025-03-21 · Online
Event
LWA International Women's Month Celebration 2025 — Women in Geopolitics
2025-03-29 · Pretoria, South Africa
Event
Africa Partnership for Growth (APG) Symposium & Awards Gala 2024
2024-11-20 · Cape Town, South Africa
Event
Leading Women's Economic Summit & Exhibition 2024 — Malawi
2024-05-01 · Lilongwe, Malawi
Event
The Future is Female & Men Champions Awards 2023
2023-11-18 · Johannesburg, South Africa
Publication
Annual Report 2025
Programme delivery, governance and financial summary. Content to be supplied.
Publication
Impact Report 2025
Measured outcomes across leadership, enterprise and policy work.
Publication
Policy Brief: Women and Continental Trade
Barriers and enablers for women-led cross-border trade.
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Research: Access to Capital for Women-Led Ventures
Evidence on the gender financing gap across selected markets.
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LWA Strategy 2026–2030
Strategic priorities, theory of change and 2030 ambition.
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Toolkit: Proposal Development for Small NGOs
Practical templates and guidance for grant proposals.
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Case Study: Country Chapter Model
How locally led chapters deliver continental programmes.
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Safeguarding Guidelines
Safeguarding standards for programmes and partners.
Impact story
From workshop to export order
A textile producer moves from local trade to a regional buyer through market access support.
Impact story
Digital skills, new customers
Free digital training helps small business owners reach customers online.
Impact story
A seat at the negotiating table
Women policymakers convene on trade and governance priorities.
Insight
Building Africa's women leadership pipeline
Why leadership pathways must begin earlier and reach further across the continent.
Insight
Closing the gender business financing gap
What it takes to move women-led enterprise from readiness to real capital.
Insight
The digital skills dividend for small business
How practical digital capability converts into customers and revenue.
Insight
Africa's voice in a shifting global order
Notes from the Women in Geopolitics dialogue series.
Insight
Locally led, continentally connected
How country chapters deliver continental programmes in local context.
Insight
Partnership principles that actually work
Six lessons from building institutional partnerships across Africa.
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Impact dashboard
Reach, delivery and results across the network.
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Country chapters
Find and join your national LWA chapter.
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Become a partner
Corporate, institutional and philanthropic partnership.
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Careers
Jobs and fellowships at LWA.
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Tenders & procurement
Supplier registration and open tenders.
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Transparency
Funding, spending and published reporting.
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Donate
Support women-led enterprise and leadership.
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