Support women in Africa
When women earn, their children eat better and stay in school. Yet women in Africa rarely get loans or the chance to learn a trade.
Your gift funds grants and mentoring for women's businesses, vocational training for women and young mothers, and trained midwives and emergency transport for safe births.
Donate nowCauses you can give to
Women's empowermentSmall business grants for women
Grants and coaching for women starting a business.
$50 business and bookkeeping training for one woman.
Target$87,606
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Women's empowermentVocational training
Skills training in trades that pay: tailoring, hairdressing, solar, catering.
$60 a month of training for one young woman.
Target$49,174
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Women's empowermentSafe motherhood
Train midwives and fund emergency transport so no woman dies giving birth.
$90 emergency transport vouchers for two women in labour.
Target$67,823
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Economic developmentMicrofinance
Small loans and savings groups for people banks won't lend to.
$50 lockboxes and record books for two savings groups.
Target$49,261
DonateGuides and stories
- How to Donate to Africa from the USA: Every Way to Give, and Where Your Money GoesA practical guide to donate to Africa from anywhere in the United States. Choose a cause, give tax-deductibly to a 501(c)(3), and see exactly what your gift does.
- Sponsor a Family in Africa: How Family Sponsorship Works and What Your Monthly Gift ProvidesWant to sponsor a family in Africa? See how family sponsorship works through a 501(c)(3), what $50 a month provides, and how to fund food, school, water and income.
- Small Business Grants for Women in Africa: How Microfinance, Savings and Training Build Lasting IncomeFund small business grants for women in Africa through a 501(c)(3). See how grants, microfinance, savings groups and training create income that lasts, and what each gift buys.
- Support Farmers in Africa: Fund Seed, Irrigation, Grain Storage and Farmer TrainingHow to support farmers in Africa through a 501(c)(3): improved seed, irrigation, grain silos, drought-resilient farming and farmer cooperatives. See what each gift buys.
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How can I help women in Africa?
Choose a women's cause on this page and give online. You can give online in US dollars by card, M-Pesa or cryptocurrency (Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT and 100+ coins), and you get an email receipt straight away.
Do the businesses last?
Mentors follow each business for a year, and we report how many are still trading after 12 months.