OFFICIAL CHAPTER OF:
The Federation of Women Entrepreneurs - Kenya
FOWEK is Kenya’s apex federation for women in business and the official Kenya Chapter of the COMESA Federation of Women in Business (COMFWB). We connect women entrepreneurs, investors and business associations to buyers, skills and partners across Kenya and 21 COMESA countries.
WHO WE ARE
The Federation of Women Entrepreneurs – Kenya (FOWEK) is an apex body representing women entrepreneurs, women investors, women business owners, and women-led business associations.
FOWEK is the apex federation for Kenyan women who own, run and invest in businesses, and for the associations that represent them. We help members learn new skills, reach new buyers and speak with one strong voice to government and industry. More than 1,000 women across 21 counties are part of the network.
The one morning of the year when the whole federation is in the same room. Business connection over breakfast, a trade bazaar where members sell to each other and to buyers, a panel of people who have actually built something, and the Sterling Awards, where we stop and name the women who had a remarkable year.
Last year over 100 women entrepreneurs, government leaders and development partners filled the Trademark Hotel. The Principal Secretary for the State Department for Trade gave the keynote. Four women went home with a Sterling Award.
CORE MANDATE
Three ways FOWEK helps women in business grow.
We equip women entrepreneurs with the knowledge, skills and resources to strengthen their businesses and pursue sustainable growth.
Connecting Kenyan women entrepreneurs to domestic value chains, regional trade fairs, and institutional buyer networks across the 21 member states of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).
Consolidating the collective voice of women entrepreneurs to reduce trade barriers and shape national and regional economic policy reforms.
CORE MANTRA
Find your next mentor, supplier or business partner.
Reach buyers in Kenya and across COMESA.
Build the skills and confidence to scale.
REGIONAL INTEGRATION (COMFWB KENYA CHAPTER)
As the official Kenya Chapter of the COMESA Federation of Women in Business (COMFWB), the Federation of Women Entrepreneurs – Kenya (FOWEK) connects women-led enterprises to regional trade opportunities across the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).
MEMBERSHIP ADVANTAGE
FOWEK membership connects women entrepreneurs, women business owners, women investors, and women-led business associations to a community where they can learn, build relationships, discover opportunities, and participate in business activities.
Working with government, regional bodies, development partners and the private sector to back women in business.
START YOUR JOURNEY
Whether you are looking to join a business network, build your skills, access markets, explore regional opportunities, or work with FOWEK as a partner, there is a place for you within the FOWEK ecosystem.
