As well as lifting first-time entrepreneurs above the poverty line, Hand in Hand helps generate grassroots economic growth by giving existing women entrepreneurs the skills, mentoring, credit, networks and connections they need to scale up their enterprises, as part of our ‘accelerator’ training. 

Helping women overcome the barriers to expansion

By supporting this group of women business owners we:

• Help them to raise their families well above the middle-income poverty line of $3.065 a day,
• Create much-needed jobs in some of the world’s most deprived places,
• Strengthen existing value chains, creating strong local business ecosystems,
• Support women to overcome the barriers to accessing credit, so they can expand their businesses;
• Tackle digital exclusion, helping women business owners reach new and larger markets through e-commerce platforms. 

Our aim is for 30% of the entrepreneurs we support to scale up their businesses through our accelerator programme,  creating jobs in their communities.