Investing in Women. Advancing Africa.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div>Who we are<\/h2><\/div>Afrishela: Pan-African Impact Investment Fund for Women-Led Businesses.<\/p>\n<\/div>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 \u2014 unlocking growth, inclusion, and climate-smart innovation across Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.<\/p>\nAfrishela \u2013 meaning “her money” \u2013 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.<\/p>\nRooted in the legacy of the Gra\u00e7a Machel Trust<\/strong>, we are committed to reshaping how capital is deployed, assessed, and accessed in African markets.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Who we are<\/h2><\/div>Afrishela: Pan-African Impact Investment Fund for Women-Led Businesses.<\/p>\n<\/div>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 \u2014 unlocking growth, inclusion, and climate-smart innovation across Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.<\/p>\nAfrishela \u2013 meaning “her money” \u2013 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.<\/p>\nRooted in the legacy of the Gra\u00e7a Machel Trust<\/strong>, we are committed to reshaping how capital is deployed, assessed, and accessed in African markets.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Impact Highlights<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>Across Africa, millions of women entrepreneurs remain excluded from formal finance due to limited collateral, biased lending systems, and \u201csmall-ticket\u201d investments being dismissed as high risk. Afrishela bridges this capital gap through gender-lens investing that delivers profit with purpose \u2014 driving inclusive growth, job creation, and climate-resilient prosperity across the continent.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Across Africa, millions of women entrepreneurs remain excluded from formal finance due to limited collateral, biased lending systems, and \u201csmall-ticket\u201d investments being dismissed as high risk. Afrishela bridges this capital gap through gender-lens investing that delivers profit with purpose \u2014 driving inclusive growth, job creation, and climate-resilient prosperity across the continent.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Impact in numbers<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span>m+<\/span><\/div>Financial linkages facilitated for women entrepreneurs with investors and funders, including through the Afrishela SPV<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span>+<\/span><\/div>Funds directly deployed via Afrishela Special Purpose Vehicle.<\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span>+<\/span><\/div>Women entrepreneurs trained and mentored through Investment Readiness Partner deep dive programme.<\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span>+<\/span><\/div>Linkages made to between entrepreneurs and finance providers.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span>m+<\/span><\/div>Financial linkages facilitated for women entrepreneurs with investors and funders, including through the Afrishela SPV<\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span>+<\/span><\/div>Angel investors trained through capacity building events in Kenya and South Africa<\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span>+<\/span><\/div>Women entrepreneurs trained and mentored through Investment Readiness Partner deep dive programme.<\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span>+<\/span><\/div>Linkages made to between entrepreneurs and finance providers.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Spotlight<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div>Categories: Blogs<\/a>, News<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>Afrishela Forum Calls for Action on Blended Finance, Women\u2019s Inclusion and Climate Investment in Africa<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>read more<\/span><\/i><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/a><\/span><\/div>Categories: Blogs<\/a>, Featured<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>Designing capital that truly fits women-led businesses<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>read more<\/span><\/i><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/a><\/span><\/div>Categories: Blogs<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>Andia Chakava: Reframing solidarity in Africa\u2013Canada relations<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>read more<\/span><\/i><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Spotlight<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div>Categories: Blogs<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>Naming the Gra\u00e7a Machel Trust\u2019s Gender Lens Investment Vehicle<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>read more<\/span><\/i><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/a><\/span><\/div>Categories: Blogs<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>Expanding Equality in uncertain times<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>read more<\/span><\/i><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/a><\/span><\/div>Categories: Blogs<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>An appeal for a gendered lens in policy responses to covid-19<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>read more<\/span><\/i><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAfrishela | Pan-African Impact Investment Fund for Women<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Afrishela is a pan-African impact investment fund backing women-led businesses across East and Southern Africa. 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Afrishela: Pan-African Impact Investment Fund for Women-Led Businesses.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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 \u2014 unlocking growth, inclusion, and climate-smart innovation across Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.<\/p>\n
Afrishela \u2013 meaning “her money” \u2013 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.<\/p>\n
Rooted in the legacy of the Gra\u00e7a Machel Trust<\/strong>, we are committed to reshaping how capital is deployed, assessed, and accessed in African markets.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Who we are<\/h2><\/div>Afrishela: Pan-African Impact Investment Fund for Women-Led Businesses.<\/p>\n<\/div>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 \u2014 unlocking growth, inclusion, and climate-smart innovation across Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.<\/p>\nAfrishela \u2013 meaning “her money” \u2013 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.<\/p>\nRooted in the legacy of the Gra\u00e7a Machel Trust<\/strong>, we are committed to reshaping how capital is deployed, assessed, and accessed in African markets.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Impact Highlights<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>Across Africa, millions of women entrepreneurs remain excluded from formal finance due to limited collateral, biased lending systems, and \u201csmall-ticket\u201d investments being dismissed as high risk. Afrishela bridges this capital gap through gender-lens investing that delivers profit with purpose \u2014 driving inclusive growth, job creation, and climate-resilient prosperity across the continent.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Across Africa, millions of women entrepreneurs remain excluded from formal finance due to limited collateral, biased lending systems, and \u201csmall-ticket\u201d investments being dismissed as high risk. Afrishela bridges this capital gap through gender-lens investing that delivers profit with purpose \u2014 driving inclusive growth, job creation, and climate-resilient prosperity across the continent.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Impact in numbers<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span>m+<\/span><\/div>Financial linkages facilitated for women entrepreneurs with investors and funders, including through the Afrishela SPV<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span>+<\/span><\/div>Funds directly deployed via Afrishela Special Purpose Vehicle.<\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span>+<\/span><\/div>Women entrepreneurs trained and mentored through Investment Readiness Partner deep dive programme.<\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span>+<\/span><\/div>Linkages made to between entrepreneurs and finance providers.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>0<\/span>m+<\/span><\/div>Financial linkages facilitated for women entrepreneurs with investors and funders, including through the Afrishela SPV<\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span>+<\/span><\/div>Angel investors trained through capacity building events in Kenya and South Africa<\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span>+<\/span><\/div>Women entrepreneurs trained and mentored through Investment Readiness Partner deep dive programme.<\/div><\/div><\/div>0<\/span>+<\/span><\/div>Linkages made to between entrepreneurs and finance providers.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Spotlight<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div>Categories: Blogs<\/a>, News<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>Afrishela Forum Calls for Action on Blended Finance, Women\u2019s Inclusion and Climate Investment in Africa<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>read more<\/span><\/i><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/a><\/span><\/div>Categories: Blogs<\/a>, Featured<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>Designing capital that truly fits women-led businesses<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>read more<\/span><\/i><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/a><\/span><\/div>Categories: Blogs<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>Andia Chakava: Reframing solidarity in Africa\u2013Canada relations<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>read more<\/span><\/i><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Spotlight<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div>Categories: Blogs<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>Naming the Gra\u00e7a Machel Trust\u2019s Gender Lens Investment Vehicle<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>read more<\/span><\/i><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/a><\/span><\/div>Categories: Blogs<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>Expanding Equality in uncertain times<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>read more<\/span><\/i><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/a><\/span><\/div>Categories: Blogs<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>An appeal for a gendered lens in policy responses to covid-19<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>read more<\/span><\/i><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAfrishela | Pan-African Impact Investment Fund for Women<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Afrishela is a pan-African impact investment fund backing women-led businesses across East and Southern Africa. 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Rooted in the legacy of the Gra\u00e7a Machel Trust<\/strong>, we are committed to reshaping how capital is deployed, assessed, and accessed in African markets.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Impact Highlights<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>Across Africa, millions of women entrepreneurs remain excluded from formal finance due to limited collateral, biased lending systems, and \u201csmall-ticket\u201d investments being dismissed as high risk. Afrishela bridges this capital gap through gender-lens investing that delivers profit with purpose \u2014 driving inclusive growth, job creation, and climate-resilient prosperity across the continent.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Across Africa, millions of women entrepreneurs remain excluded from formal finance due to limited collateral, biased lending systems, and \u201csmall-ticket\u201d investments being dismissed as high risk. 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