Deadline: 21-May-23
Are you a woman entrepreneur between 20-45 residing in Pemba or Mara? Do you have a business idea or an already established business? The U.S. Embassy in partnership with SELFINA is excited to launch applications for the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program, aimed at connecting women business builders in Tanzania with the tools needed to bring their bright entrepreneurial ideas to life.
Objectives
- Provide resources for women to engage in U.S-style online education with guided facilitation and localization from ECA alumni, local women business leaders, or other local partners.
- Foster networks that support AWE participants’ access to peer-to-peer mentorship, business partners, and scaling opportunities with businesses in the region and in the United States.
- Enable access to a wide range of on-going programs tailored to women’s economic empowerment to expand the effects of AWE participation.
Audience
- Energetic Tanzanian women aged 20-45 years:
- Aspiring or startup women entrepreneurs with a viable business idea
- Computer literacy – those with basic computer knowledge
- English proficiency – those who can easily understand English (writing and speaking)
- Commitment to the program with an interest in sharing the knowledge gained with others.
Eligibility Criteria
- Aspiring or startup women entrepreneurs with a viable business idea
- 20 to 45 years old women entrepreneurs
- Tanzanian citizens residing in Pemba and Mara
- Must be able to commit to the full program from July to September 2023 in Pemba, and October to December 2023 in Mara (2 weeks of English language classes, and 8 hours per week for 13 weeks for AWE training)
- Applicants with basic computer knowledge
- Applicants with a working laptop
- Applicants who can easily understand English (writing and speaking)
- Applicants with an interest of sharing the knowledge gained with others
For more information, visit AWE.