Women in Sourcing and Enterprise (WISE) Program | Mastercard Foundation

Women in Sourcing and Enterprise (WISE) Program

A four-year multi-country program designed to increase access to work opportunities for young women facing financial barriers.

A group of young women standing outdoors in a field wearing brightly coloured casual clothing and headscarves, Dagana and Richard Toll, Senegal, 2024.

Status

active

Period

January 2025 - December 2029

Countries

Focus Areas

Agriculture

The program seeks to make Agrifood systems more inclusive with a focus on local sourcing and value addition for small- and medium-sized enterprises, creating reliable markets for local and regional trade, increasing access to agriculture finance, and building climate-resilient production systems. It is the first Foundation's Agrifoods program in South Africa.