Scaling Women SMEs

Enabling the Growth of High Impact Women-Led Enterprises across Africa

Re-Training & Upskilling

Re-Training, Upskilling, Repositioning the african workforce for the
4th & 5th industrial revolutions

Women Farmer Co-operatives

Support to women farmer
co- operatives to develop large-scale income generating opportunities

Thematic Incubators

Our Thematic incubators provide pathways from Higher Education
into Self employment / Entrepreneurship

The AU

 African Governance, Peace and Security Programme

Network

Hosting the Africa Inter-Party Dialogue Network Secretariat

Agriculture

Adopting integrated approaches to agriculture and environmental management

Sex & Gender-based Violence

Combatting Sexual & Gender Based Violence in its various forms

Income Diversification

Building new brands for income diversification of Rural Women

Male Engagement

He for She-ensuring male engagement across all of SIAs programs

Advocacy Training

Advocacy Training for women & youth to engage duty bearers

New African markets

Training women cooperatives to unlock value in the Shea, Soy and Groundnut value chains

Sustainable Futures

Ensuring Sustainable Futures for Africa´s
Youth Reducing Inequalities & promoting workforce participation

The Africa We Want

Social Innovation Africa (SiA) is an economic, social and catalytic and transformative development organization. As a Social Enterprise enabler, we are focused on accelerating Africa’s development.

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MOVEMENT BUILDING

The creation of a vibrant regional feminist and youth social enterprise movement whose aim is geared at creating opportunities through agribusiness, training and programs that lead to transformative jobs. Resulting in a business environment conducive for decent work and an Africa Beyond Aid.

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SEXUAL & GENDER BASED VIOLENCE

We focus on women and girls using our unique transformative program approaches. This is in direct response to the continent’s SGBV statistics and factors the intersectionality with areas such as climate, and innovation that will produce resilient economies in Africa’s conflict zones & rural areas.

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GOVERNANCE, PEACE & SECURITY

SIA’s Governance, Peace and Security Programme  subscribes to the imperative of resolving Africa’s governance and security challenges, as a precondition of sustainable development and the well-being and prosperity of Africans. It also houses SIA’s Women in Peace & Security Program.

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TRADE & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Foster SME growth by improving linkages with BDS providers, anchor firms, exporters, & other service providers, to improve credit access, markets addressing the root causes of under-investment in agriculture & building the capacity of marginalized populations to participate more fully in agribusiness and trade by ACFTA.

Our Vision

A vibrant Africa guided by the principles of good governance, equity, sustainable, economic prosperity and social justice.

Our Mission

To provide evidence based innovative solutions through research, capacity building, technical support, and inclusive dialogue leading towards a harmonious and prosperous Africa.

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