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Not aid. Opportunity.
We believe the most powerful way to fight poverty is to build income.
Women Enabled Enterprises trains and supports women artisans to grow real businesses not just sell products. Through hands-on training, mentorship, and access to global markets, women move from informal work to sustainable, income-generating enterprises.
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Training & Mentorship
A 12-week program equipping women with the skills to build and grow a business.
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Market Access
Through our retail platform, ShopConsciously, artisans reach customers in the U.S. and beyond.
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Sustainable Innovation
From recycled glass to upcycled textiles, we transform waste into high-value products.
Real outcomes. Real income.
300+
women trained
87%
earning above minimum wage
40%
doubled their revenue
$500,000
in artisan goods purchased
$500,000
in waste transformed into products
When women earn, families stabilize, communities grow, and opportunities multiply.
Why this work matters
Women Enabled Enterprises was built on a simple but powerful belief: women don’t need handouts—they need access.
After years in global retail and e-commerce, our founder saw the gap. Talented women artisans were creating beautiful products—but lacked the tools, training, and market access to turn that talent into sustainable income.
So we built a bridge.
Today, that bridge connects women across Africa to global customers, equipping them to build businesses, employ others, and create long-term economic stability for their families.
Why this work matters
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Train
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Launch
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Connect
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Earn & Grow
Women gain practical business skills through our 12-week program.
They build real products and brands.
We link them to global markets through ShopConsciously.
Women generate income, hire others, and scale their businesses.
One investment creates a ripple effect that extends far beyond one woman.
Are you a woman ready to grow your business?
Join a global community of women building sustainable, income-generating businesses. Our program is designed to meet you where you are—and help you grow.
PROGRAM
Access to a cohesive set of resources launching an idea to a healthy business or a challenged business to thriving!
12 week Retail Entrepreneurship Training program
These 2 hour workshops once per week give our participants the basic skills to manage their businesses to profitability whether they come with an idea or an existing business. This program is unique because we believe in addressing the whole woman, working through challenges African women face including those that are emotional and social in nature. Main topics include Idea formulation, Readiness, Market Analysis, Operational Skills and Financial Planning.
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“We need women who are so strong they can be gentle, so educated they can be humble, so fierce they can be compassionate, so passionate they can be rational, and so disciplined they can be free.”
Kavita Ramdas
Our Results
Since 2019 we have supported women entrepreneurs across the African Continent and propelled them to scale and grow their businesses. This has resulted in the creation of jobs and the following results:
84 %
55 %
28 %
WEE entrepreneurs increased profitability
after graduating from our programme.
reported that they doubled their small business revenue.
employed an average of three or more people into their business.
OUR AMAZING PARTNERS
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Get Involved
Join our community of monthly donors that are contributing towards ending extreme poverty in our lifetime.
Through our sister company, ShopConsciously ordinary people are able to empower communities by simply becoming consumers that care about how their products were made and those who are passionate about creating dignified employment for underserved communities in African countries.
Be a part of a movement that is shaping Africa's talented women entrepreneurs as a subject matter expert, guest speaker or pitch panelist.