Afrishela
Investing in Women. Advancing Africa.
Who we are
Afrishela: Pan-African Impact Investment Fund for Women-Led Businesses.
When women have access to capital that understands their realities, businesses grow, jobs are created, and communities thrive. Afrishela is a pan-African impact investment fund built to dismantle the financial barriers facing women-led businesses — unlocking growth, inclusion, and climate-smart innovation across Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Afrishela – meaning “her money” – is a pioneering gender-lens investment fund built by African women for African women. We dismantle entrenched financial barriers faced by women-led businesses, channelling flexible capital and technical assistance to drive inclusive growth and climate-smart innovation across East and Southern Africa.
Rooted in the legacy of the Graça Machel Trust, we are committed to reshaping how capital is deployed, assessed, and accessed in African markets.
Who we are
Afrishela: Pan-African Impact Investment Fund for Women-Led Businesses.
When women have access to capital that understands their realities, businesses grow, jobs are created, and communities thrive. Afrishela is a pan-African impact investment fund built to dismantle the financial barriers facing women-led businesses — unlocking growth, inclusion, and climate-smart innovation across Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Afrishela – meaning “her money” – is a pioneering gender-lens investment fund built by African women for African women. We dismantle entrenched financial barriers faced by women-led businesses, channelling flexible capital and technical assistance to drive inclusive growth and climate-smart innovation across East and Southern Africa.
Rooted in the legacy of the Graça Machel Trust, we are committed to reshaping how capital is deployed, assessed, and accessed in African markets.
Impact Highlights
Across Africa, millions of women entrepreneurs remain excluded from formal finance due to limited collateral, biased lending systems, and “small-ticket” investments being dismissed as high risk. Afrishela bridges this capital gap through gender-lens investing that delivers profit with purpose — driving inclusive growth, job creation, and climate-resilient prosperity across the continent.
Across Africa, millions of women entrepreneurs remain excluded from formal finance due to limited collateral, biased lending systems, and “small-ticket” investments being dismissed as high risk. Afrishela bridges this capital gap through gender-lens investing that delivers profit with purpose — driving inclusive growth, job creation, and climate-resilient prosperity across the continent.
