Women Creating Wealth Intergenerational Edition (WCW-I) | Mastercard Foundation

Women Creating Wealth Intergenerational Edition (WCW-I)

A three-year initiative that aims to transform Africa’s economies through a gender-responsive enterprise development system.

A woman standing in her place of work, wearing a red patterned dress with rose coloured head scarf, Sédhiou, Senegal, 2024.

Status

active

Period

February 2023 - February 2026

Countries

Focus Areas

Digital Agriculture

The program seeks to accelerate and sustain improvements in quality of life for women and young people by supporting women-led businesses. Graca Machel Trust will scale its successful women entrepreneurship model to support 5,000 African women-led enterprises in Kenya, Senegal, Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, and South Africa. As these women-led enteprises grow, they will create 125,000 work opportunities for youth (70 percent young women). 

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    5,000

    Supporting 5,000 African women-led enterprises.

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    6 Countries

    This program spans across 6 countries, Kneya, Senegal, Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, and South Africa.

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    125,000

    As these enterprises grow, they will create 125,000 work opportunities for youth.