African funders and resources
Brian C. Alston
Green Hawaii Conferences
The following is a list of reputable funding and financing sources that support women-owned or managed small businesses in Africa in specified industries
Agri-business:
a) African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) - AWARD
Email: awardqueries@cifor-icraf.org
Phone: 254 (0) 20 722 4242
b) AGRA (Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa) - AGRA
Email: info@agra.org
c) African Development Foundation (ADF) - ADF
Email: info@usadf.gov
d) The African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) - AWDF
Email: grants@awdf.org
Phone: + 233 242700881
Healthcare:
a) Global Health Corps (GHC) - GHC
b) Johnson & Johnson Global Community Impact (GCI) - J&J Global Community Impact
Email: wogol@its.jnj.com
c) The Global Fund for Women - Global Fund for Women
Email: info@globalfundforwomen.org
Phone: (415) 248-4800
d) Grand Challenges Africa (GCA) - Grand Challenges Africa
Email: communication@aasciences.africa
Phone: +254 709 158 000/100/101/102/103
Renewable Energy:
a) Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) - REEEP
Email: info@reeep.org
b) Africa Renewable Energy Fund (AREF) - AREF
Email: press@eib.org
Phone: +352 4379-21000
c) Power Africa Women in African Power (WAP) - Power Africa WAP
Email: powerafrica@usaid.gov
Phone: +27 12 452 2000
d) African Women in Energy Development Initiative (AWEDI) - AWEDI
Email: info@ritogroup.africa
Phone: +27 11 483 1049
Food Security:
a) United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) - WFP
Email: lydiah.chacha@wfp.org
b) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) - IFAD
Email: ifad@ifad.org
Phone: +39-0654591
c) The Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) - GAFSP
Email: cmurphymcgreevey@worldbank.org
d) The African Women Leaders in Agriculture and Environment (AWLAE) Network - AWLAE Network
Email: Partnerships@winrock.org
Phone: +32 02 649 0531
Residential and Commercial Construction for Sales and Rentals:
a) The International Finance Corporation (IFC) - IFC
Email: meissa.gueye@gmail.com
b) Women's World Banking (WWB) - WWB
Email: aobetty@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: +254 733 774015
c) African Development Bank (AfDB) - AfDB
Phone: (+213) 23 37 59 29 / (+213) 23 37 59 35
(+213) 23 37 59 10
d) Cherie Blair Foundation for Women - Cherie Blair Foundation