Start Her Enterprise.

Start Her Future.

Start Her Enterprise (SHE) is a movement determined to empower women globally and achieve gender equality in the world of work for aspiring entrepreneurs.

THE PROBLEM

It is a sad reality that even today, in low-income countries, women who are employed are paid less than men, and more likely to work in informal, dangerous or vulnerable conditions.

According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), when a person is employed or actively looking for employment, they are said to be participating in the labour force. The current global labour force participation rate for women is just under 47%, while for men, it is 72%—that is a difference of 25%.

This is because women still disproportionately bear the burden of unpaid care and domestic labour at home, face discrimination in the hiring process, and are prevented from accessing education—among other factors.

Our Vision

SHE exists to support the sustainable transformation of women in communities most affected by poverty and disasters, by funding organisations across sub-Saharan Africa that deliver locally-led vocational training, education and entrepreneurship programmes, creating thriving leaders.

We are working towards a future where all women have the opportunity to succeed, and break down the societal barriers that stand between them and their financial freedom.


The Solution

At SHE, we are rewriting the narrative of development through partnership.

SHE partners with local organisations and engages directly with communities to challenge the barriers of unemployment among women.

We are committed to being locally-led because we know that women are experts in their own contexts and are, therefore, best placed to determine solutions to the challenges they face.

Our partnership approach ensures that women have options—to be able to choose business ownership as the primary source of their livelihood; to be able to choose the type of business according to their interests, their skills and the needs of their communities; to be able to choose how they use their profits to best serve them.

Through this, women entrepreneurs are supported to unlock their enormous potential and build bright futures for themselves.


“I want to see the world where every woman and young girl is safe. They are open to speak their mind, to share their experiences without being judged. You know, we are always judged for what we do.

So I want to see the world where young women can explore, young women can freely and openly speak their mind, and talk about challenges, talk about difficulties, talk about things, just talk about themselves, you know, freely, to talk about themselves without being afraid.”

- Winnie (SHIFSD, Safeguarding Officer)

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