JAMII Femmes Initiative: African Women Entrepreneurs for sustainable impact (Grant $300 to $10,000)

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Deadline: 30 June 2023 at midnight GMT+0 

In 2022, the Coca-Cola Foundation and Women In Africa joined forces to support 20,000 African women entrepreneurs through the “JAMII Femmes” initiative.

The JAMII Femmes initiative aims to increase the impact of African women entrepreneurs on the African economy and to support the creation of innovative solutions for sustainable development that will contribute to positive change in Africa by improving the quality of life for tens of thousands of people.

JAMII Femmes is a great opportunity to develop skills, access a grant and join a network of 7000 women.

Phase 1

  • Education: access to the Honoris United Universities Certificate (cf curriculum) and masterclasses of experts for 7000 womenThis program is inclusive and at the same time selective. That’s why the Education Pillar, which is extremely important for women entrepreneurs, is open to both new and experienced women entrepreneurs. With this we also hope to create a community where experienced women entrepreneurs can also inspire those who start.As the program progresses, the selection criteria will focus on entrepreneurial performance.

Phase 2

Subject to completion of Phase 1 (certification)

  • Grants: access to grants ranging from $300 to $10,000* for the top 600 of 7,000 women
  • Acceleration: access to a face-to-face acceleration bootcamp for the top 20 in each country. This bootcamp will allow you to:

    • further strengthen your skills with experts, mentors
    • access the high-level network of WIA and its partners
    • access exclusive opportunities of bootcamp partners
  • Visibility: lifetime access to the WIA network, and thus to potential opportunities throughout Africa. And for the top 20, a dedicated communication campaign will be deployed by WIA and its partners.
*Winners of the $10,000 Awards will be selected from the top 60 based on their business performance and the jury’s decision during the bootcamp. The jury will be composed of WIA members, local partners, successful entrepreneur(s) and advisory board members.
If you are a woman of nationality or resident of one of these 3 countries: Algeria, Egypt and South Africa, this program is for you!
For more information and application.

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