Programs

Scaling the Impact of Africa’s Women Leaders

Through programmes in 54 countries, WIA Philanthropy scales the reach and influence of women shaping the continent’s future

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WIA Young Leaders

Since 2021, the WIA Young Leaders programme has supported exceptional young African women who are building dynamic, innovative, and inclusive futures. Through tailored leadership training, visibility opportunities and high-level mentoring, we enable these women to scale their influence and impact across Africa.

Strategic Objectives

Purpose: Develop the next generation of African women leaders — entrepreneurs, policymakers, creatives — by equipping them for high impact roles.
Target Audience: African women aged approximately 25-40 (born in Africa or with African parentage), multilingual, with leadership experience or high potential across sectors.
Expected Impact: Short-term: cohort of highly trained women with enhanced networks and visibility. Long-term: a growing African leadership ecosystem where women shape key sectors, policies and innovation.

Key Outcomes / Metrics

43 alumnae have completed the programme to date.
Benefits include: high-level networking, board & media training, mentorship, visibility across WIA platforms, and an immersive learning expedition.

Femmes d’Avenir Gabon

A dedicated hub in Libreville aimed at promoting women’s entrepreneurship and fast-tracking the growth of women -led SMEs.

Femmes d’Avenir Sénégal

A program that supports 205 Senegalese women entrepreneurs each year for 3 years. It offers two tailored pathways depending on the stage of the business: one for early-stage ventures and another for more established SMEs.

Women for Zero Hunger

A strategic programme supporting high-impact initiatives that sustainably combat hunger and food insecurity.

WIA 54

A pan-African competition designed to uplift female start-up founders. Through this program, we recognized and supported female entrepreneurs from across Africa, offering them visibility, mentorship, and financial opportunities to scale their businesses.

WIA Mentoring by Deloitte

A program which aims to empower mentees over 7 months by providing virtual training in key professional skills, personalized mentoring to help achieve career goals, and to build a strong professional network.

JAMII Femmes

The initiative supported women-led SMEs in 6 countries over a period of 2 years. Jamii Femmes provided essential training, resources, and networking opportunities, fostering growth and resilience for women entrepreneurs in diverse sectors.