What we do
Livelihoods aren’t just about incomes. They also help women achieve gender equality, stand up to climate change, survive forced displacement and more. By 2026, through our global network, we aim to help create 7m jobs that lift women and their families out of poverty.
Women’s Economic Empowerment
Through our business and skills training we support women to beat the odds and succeed by setting up and running their own microbusinesses. Find out more.
Regenerative Agriculture
We help women farmers develop agricultural techniques that restore soil degraded by intensive farming, trap harmful carbon emissions and boost farmers’ incomes. Find out more.
Working with men and communities
We work with communities to challenge social attitudes that hold women entrepreneurs back, boosting their decision-making power. Find out more.
Women’s digital inclusion
We make sure women entrepreneurs get an equal chance to take part in the digital economy, so they can reach new, more profitable markets. Find out more.
Internally displaced people
We equip displaced women in some of the world’s toughest places with the tools and skills they need to help them rebuild their lives. Find out more.
Business acceleration
We give women entrepreneurs the tools and support they need to expand their businesses, reach larger markets, and create jobs within their communities. Find out more.
Our impact at a glance
up to
46%
‘Return on investment’ per programme
90¢
of every dollar spent on programmes
4.3m
Micro-businesses launched
5.7m
Jobs created and grown
Our success stories
Bathsheba, Kenya
Faith, Tanzania
How one woman found a way to provide for her family when her husband lost his job.
Rozi-Khal, Afghanistan
A former refugee turned poultry farmer who can now provide for her children.