Women Act

Supporting women as agents of change

Our Women Act programs offer several months’ support to women with entrepreneurial projects that have the potential to have a positive impact on the environment and society as a whole. They are available in several countries, in national or regional versions, and in 3 formulas corresponding to different levels of entrepreneurial maturity (launch, seed, scale-up…).

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By gaining confidence in their own potential and becoming part of a supportive community of committed women entrepreneurs, we aim to enable women to become full agents of change and multiply the impact of their projects !

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Supported women entrepreneurs
in over 12 countries.

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Support programs available every year.

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Some participants have developed their network thanks to the program.

Who is the program designed for ?

Women’Act programs are aimed at female social entrepreneurs in the broadest sense. All types of legal structure are eligible (social enterprise, cooperative, association, NGO, etc.). We also support women social entrepreneurs at various stages of their careers. To join a Women’Act program, the essentials are :

A project with impact

The Women’Act programs are aimed at female project leaders with high potential for social or environmental impact.

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The community

Women’Act is first and foremost a national and international community of committed women entrepreneurs.

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Being available

Support for Women’Act programs is based on the involvement of the members of each class, in both face-to-face and online formats.

What is Women Act?

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Incubation

Women’Act Incubation supports women social entrepreneurs in their launch phase, who want to test and validate their solution with their target audience. During the 10-month support program, project leaders take part in masterclasses, prototyping workshops, networking sessions and are individually supervised by mentors.

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Boost

Women’Act Boost is aimed at female entrepreneurs in the start-up phase, wishing to strengthen their entrepreneurial and leadership skills. They benefit from both face-to-face and online support, using a methodology based on collective intelligence. In addition, each entrepreneur is supported by a mentor and can be put in touch with experts from the Empow’Her network for individual coaching sessions.

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Accelerate

Women Act Accelerate supports women entrepreneurs in the critical phase of scaling up, within international projects. A varied program enables them to take part in workshops, collective intelligence co-development sessions, meetings with key players in the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem and a seminar dedicated to developing their entrepreneurial posture and network.

registrations

Europe (EU) plus UK, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland.

Date of call for applications :
August 23 to September 26, 2021

Applications for the 2nd European edition of the Women’Act Accelerate program are open until September 26th. This both online and face-to-face program will start in November 2021 and will run for 6 months (end of program iin April 2022), with a seminar in Lisbon from the 1st to 4th of December 2021.

France

Date of call for applications :
in March 2023

Applications to join the next Women’Act Boost class in France will open in March 2023.

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Niger

Date of call for applications :
from January 2022

Applications to join the next Women’Act Incubation class in Niger will open in January 2022. Applications to join the next Women’Act Incubation class in Niger will open in January 2022.

Côte d’Ivoire

Date of call for applications :
from January 2022

Applications to join the next Women’Act Incubation class in Côte d’Ivoire will open in January 2022. The program will start in March 2022 and will last 10 months, with completion scheduled for December 2022.

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Portraits

They followed the program

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The day I discovered the meaning of the word "sorority "
Marion is co-founder and director of La Fourmilière. This association's mission is to break down all barriers to commitment and create a new generation of change agents through action in the associative sector. Today, it brings together a community of over 6,000 volunteers.
Marion Robert, Women’Act Boost 2021 - France
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This program has given me solid self-confidence, which will serve me well for the rest of my life.
Stéphanie founded Bocage Numérique in 2019. A third-location project in the heart of Bourbon l'Archambault, designed to create local links. She is also a partner in La Bardane, an association that supports social and environmental transition to strengthen the resilience of rural areas.
Stéphanie Cante, Women’Act Boost 2019 - France
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I've gained confidence in my project and in my ability to carry it out.
Olivia is the founder of Moi Et Mes Enfants, an association that helps single parents regain their personal and family balance, by organizing activities and festive events, and opening a third place dedicated to single-parent families.
Olivia Barreau, Women’Act Boost 2018 - France
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This experience was really about empowerment and knowing who I am
Sonia is the founder and president of Pista Magica, an NGO based in Portugal that offers a volunteer school and training content to bring out a new generation of volunteers, able to concretely accompany associations that fight against inequalities in the world.
Sonia Fernandes, Women’Act Accelerate 2020 - Europe
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A welcoming community, excellent peer coaching, and skill enhancement on various levels – that’s what I found when joining Women’Act
Anna is the founder and CEO of Zubaka, a German social company whose mission is to ensure access to education for all, especially for immigrant children and adolescents. To this end, Zubaka provides tools, resources and training for students in the field of education to facilitate educational activities.
Anna Meister, Women’Act Accelerate 2020 - Europe
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I'll be able to put the knowledge I've gained into practice for my cooperative and my scale up stage
Caroline is founder of the Union des Sociétés Coopératives Ragussi. In Burkina Faso, the company markets shea butter-based cosmetics, 100% produced by women on organic shea tree farms.
Caroline Ouegraogo, Women’Act Accelerate 2021 - West Africa
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Thank you for these invaluable sessions
Coumba is the founder of BY'RECYCL, a young company in the business of recycling. recycling of waste products, in particular used tires. She wants to be an actor for the sanitation of Mali and for the sensitization and the change of behaviour for the protection and the safeguard of our environment.
Coumba Diakhite, Women’Act Accelerate 2021 - West Africa
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Today, I believe that nothing can destabilize me
Marie-Ange founded the Ti naturel agri-food company in 2017, which transforms local vegetables into African sauce concentrates and dehydrated sauces. Through this social enterprise, Marie Ange showcases African cuisine and employs people who are far from employment opportunities. It is now looking to expand its market in Côte d'Ivoire to continue working towards food security. She actively supports women's entrepreneurship as a board member of Empow'Her Côte d'Ivoire.

Marie-Ange Kouassi, Women’Act Incubation 2020 - Côte d’Ivoire
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Ce programme était d’une grande aide pour moi
Samsia est la fondatrice de Elite Plus Lab, une fabrique inclusive et solidaire qui offre des formations gratuites aux métiers du numérique et sur l’entrepreneuriat. One of her objectives is to enable young people to find a job quickly or to launch their own activities thanks to an immersion in the business world : sponsorship of the promotion by a company, professional meetings, mentoring, simulated interviews, etc.
Guissa Islamane Samsia, Women’Act Incubation 2020 - Niger
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The Women'Act program completely opened my eyes to the entrepreneurial world
Farida is the promoter of Fara's, an innovative project specializing in the recycling of agricultural, household and industrial waste, with the aim of providing a sustainable alternative to global warming and thus contributing to environmental protection.
Faridatou SEYDOU, Women’Act Incubation 2020 - Niger

Are you interested in this program?

Incubation

Mentorat
Atelier(s) d’entraide en intelligence collective
Développement personnel (formation au leadership, à la posture d’entrepreneure, développement de la confiance en soi)
Développement de compétences techniques liées à l’entreprenariat
Coaching individuel par des expert.es sur des problématiques techniques
Appui au prototypage
Accès à la communauté en ligne et aux actualités
Événements de pitch & networking
Séminaires en présentiel
Session de formation au pitch

Format : En présentiel
Durée : 10 mois
Type d’accompagnement : Collectif et individuel
Taille de promotion : 25

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Pour plus d’information que ce programme, contactez Marion

Boost

Mentorat
Atelier(s) d’entraide en intelligence collective
Développement personnel (formation au leadership, à la posture d’entrepreneure, développement de la confiance en soi)
Développement de compétences techniques liées à l’entreprenariat
Coaching individuel par des expert.es sur des problématiques techniques
Appui au prototypage
Accès à la communauté en ligne et aux actualités
Événements de pitch & networking
Séminaires en présentiel
Session de formation au pitch

Format : Hybride : en ligne & en présentiel
Durée : 10 mois
Type d’accompagnement : Collectif et individuel
Taille de promotion : 25

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Découvrez la 6ème promotion Women’Act Boost 2022
Pour plus d’information que ce programme, contactez Morgane ou Olivia

Accelerate

Mentorat
Atelier(s) d’entraide en intelligence collective
Développement personnel (formation au leadership, à la posture d’entrepreneure, développement de la confiance en soi)
Développement de compétences techniques liées à l’entreprenariat
Coaching individuel par des expert.es sur des problématiques techniques
Appui au prototypage
Accès à la communauté en ligne et aux actualités
Événements de pitch & networking
Séminaires en présentiel
Session de formation au pitch

Format : Hybride : en ligne & en présentiel
Durée : 6 mois
Type d’accompagnement : Collectif
Taille de promotion : 25

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Pour plus d’information que ce programme, contactez Camille