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.
Status
active
Period
January 2025 - December 2029
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.
Watch the Mother and Daughter Team Running Bee Tree Farm
Bee Tree Farm is a mother-daughter team reimagining the role of women in agriculture through the WISE initiative.
Stories like Bee Tree Farm's illustrate why the WISE Program, an initiative of the Mastercard Foundation and IDH, exists: to amplify women's leadership in agriculture and strengthen enterprises that are building a sustainable future.
In partnership with IDH
A global organization that brings together public and private stakeholders to make agricultural markets more sustainable and inclusive.
