OFFICIAL CHAPTER OF:
FOWEK PROGRAMME INITIATIVE
We amplify the voices of women entrepreneurs and engage stakeholders to promote policies and practices that support women’s economic participation and enterprise growth. The programme includes policy dialogues, stakeholder consultations, representation and advocacy initiatives.
FOWEK speaks for its members collectively, which gives individual entrepreneurs a stronger voice than they would have on their own. By engaging stakeholders directly, FOWEK turns the real experiences of women-led businesses into practical input for policy and practice.
This approach keeps advocacy grounded in what women entrepreneurs actually face, and it supports policies and practices that encourage women’s economic participation and enterprise growth.
This programme serves women in business and the institutions that shape their environment:
Women Entrepreneurs: Women whose businesses are affected by policies, regulations and practices, and who want their views represented.
FOWEK Members: Members who want FOWEK to carry their priorities into policy conversations.
Stakeholders: Government institutions, development partners and other organisations working to support women’s economic participation.
FOWEK delivers advocacy and policy engagement through structured platforms and initiatives:
Policy Dialogues: Conversations that bring women entrepreneurs and decision-makers together on issues that affect women in business.
Stakeholder Consultations: Engagements that gather input from women entrepreneurs and relevant stakeholders.
Representation: FOWEK representing the interests of women entrepreneurs in relevant forums and processes.
Advocacy Initiatives: Targeted efforts to promote policies and practices that support women’s economic participation.
GOT QUESTIONS?
It includes policy dialogues, stakeholder consultations, representation and advocacy initiatives that promote policies and practices supporting women’s economic participation and enterprise growth.
FOWEK engages stakeholders and takes part in relevant forums and processes on behalf of its members, so that women entrepreneurs’ experiences and priorities are heard.
Yes. Members and women entrepreneurs can share the challenges they face with FOWEK through its official channels, so they can inform advocacy and consultations.
They bring together women entrepreneurs and relevant stakeholders. Details for each dialogue or consultation are shared when it is announced.
These are communicated to FOWEK members and shared through FOWEK’s official channels.
Access tailored capacity building, B2B commercial linkages, and regional trade platforms to support every stage of your entrepreneurial journey.
We build strategic partnerships that connect women entrepreneurs and business associations to expertise, resources and economic opportunities.
We strengthen women-focused business associations to improve governance, organisational capacity, member services and representation.
We equip women entrepreneurs with the knowledge, skills and resources to strengthen their businesses and pursue sustainable growth.
We connect women-led enterprises to markets and commercial opportunities through trade promotion, exhibitions and business linkages.
WHERE WILL YOUR BUSINESS GO NEXT?
Whether you are looking to strengthen your enterprise, master operational skills, access new markets, or explore regional trade corridors, FOWEK provides the platform you need to move forward.
