JAMII Femmes Initiative for African Women Entrepreneurs

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. For the second year, the Coca-Cola Foundation and Women In Africa are offering a multi-phase program to 7,000 women in three countries.

Phases

• Phase 1
  • Education: access to the Honoris United Universities Certificate (cf curriculum) and masterclasses of experts for 7000 women.
  • Outcomes:
    • This programme will empower you to take a reasoned approach to designing creative ideas, teach you how to communicate these ideas, and guide you on how to efficiently lead a team It will boost your digital and data literacies, through coding and data analysis. And fi- nally, you will learn how to adopt an entrepreneurial mindset and the necessary marketing and financial skillset to create and run your own business.
  • Duration:
    • Programme length: 100 hours of taught materials.
    • From registration, students will have 12 months to complete the certificate.
  • This 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 they also hope to create a community where experienced women entrepreneurs can also inspire those who start.
• 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.
• Note: 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.

Eligibility Criteria

• The call for applications is open for women in Algeria, Egypt and South Africa.

For more information, visit Women In Africa.