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Women entrepreneurs are playing an increasingly important role in advancing green and sustainable businesses across Togo.

Building a successful business requires more than access to finance. Entrepreneurs also need the right knowledge, skills, networks and technical support to strengthen their businesses and prepare for sustainable growth.

Access to finance is a key driver of business growth, but securing funding requires more than simply submitting an application. Entrepreneurs need to understand what lenders look for and ensure their businesses are financially and operationally prepared.

Women entrepreneurs are playing an increasingly important role in driving sustainable economic growth, innovation and job creation across Africa.

Eight women entrepreneurs from Cameroon and Togo transformed their participation at Salon Promote 2026 into new partnerships, investor connections, and market opportunities, demonstrating the power of strategic business support and regional networking.From 12 to 21 June 2026, eight women entrepreneurs supported by the Investing in Young Businesses in Africa – Women Entrepreneurship for Africa (I…

In 2025, IYBA WE4A embarked on a new partnership with Goodwell to improve financial access for women leading businesses in sustainable sectors. We’re pleased to announce the first four companies who will receive loans through this initiative: TIBCO (Tanzania), EatFresh (Tanzania), Agriflex (Kenya), Safi Organics (Kenya).

In 2021, Anna Kadari Chari founded Kavalian Limited, a cleantech company with a clear mission: to transform Kenya’s growing plastic waste problem into opportunity. With a background in environmental management and a strong commitment to sustainability, Anna identified innovation where others saw only waste.

On 6 November 2025, women entrepreneurs, financial institutions, policymakers, and ecosystem actors gathered in Kampala for an in-depth dialogue on how improved access to finance and markets can unlock the full potential of women-led enterprises and drive inclusive economic growth.

On 4th November 2025, the social entrepreneurship community converged at Silver Springs Hotel, Kampala for the Kampala Impact Day 2025, an inspiring event organised by Einstein Rising, a core implementing partner of the WE4A Project under GIZ Uganda. The event re-anchored our collective effort around a simple principle: women are not beneficiaries of the green transition, they are builders of it.

How four Entrepreneur Support Organisations are enhancing services for women-led businessesKenya is making significant strides toward inclusive entrepreneurship by supporting four Entrepreneur Support Organisations (ESOs) to become more gender-responsive and transformative in their service delivery to women-led small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

The Tanzania Women Chamber of Commerce (TWCC) is advancing its mission to support women and youth entrepreneurs across Tanzania, with strategic backing from GIZ under the Women Entrepreneurship for Africa (WE4A) project. This partnership highlights GIZ’s commitment to strengthening local organizations as drivers of sustainable economic growth and inclusive entrepreneurship.

From 23–25 September 2025, the GIZ WE4D Tanzania, through the Investing in Young Businesses in Africa – Women Entrepreneurship for Africa (IYBA WE4A) project, in partnership with the Tanzania Women Chamber of Commerce (TWCC), organized a three-day information session under the theme: “Enhancing Compliance, Finance, and Market Linkages.”The event aimed to address key challenges faced by wom…