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IYBA WE4A: Supporting women in climate-aligned businesses

In partnership with IYBA WE4A, Goodwell is supporting a EUR 3.3 million assistance and investment initiative for women entrepreneurs driving climate transformation in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, and Mozambique.

Financing women-led green businesses

Based on a shared vision for inclusive economic empowerment, Goodwell’s collaboration with IYBA WE4A will provide up to 20 entrepreneurs with SME loan guarantees and at least 15 with concessional loans. The partnership will also provide tailored technical assistance to 100 women entrepreneurs, focussing on those working in sectors driving the green transformation. 

IYBA WE4A stands for Investing in Young Businesses in Africa – Women Entrepreneurship for Africa, a project which is jointly co-financed by the European Union (EU), the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific State (OACPS) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) through the BMZ-funded multi-donor project Employment Promotion for Women for the Green Transformation in Africa (WE4A).  


uMunthu I created significant impact, with 20 portfolio companies leading to the creation of 2,000+ jobs and serving over 322 million people across 36 countries. uMunthu II will build on these successes, thanks to a diversified investor base of institutional investors, development finance institutions, private wealth and family offices.

IYBA WE4A overview

€ 3.3 m

Total funding

4 countries

Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique

Gender & climate

Impact goals

35

Financial assistance recipients

100

Technical assistance recipients

Portfolio companies

Focused on climate-aligned businesses

This initiative supports companies that are creating a positive impact in a variety of green sectors, including the following:

Circular economy / waste management / biomass
Transport / logistics
Construction
Sustainable agriculture
Renewable energy
Blue economy/ aquaculture
Eco-tourism

Funding partners

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Meet our first IYBA WE4A loan recipients

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Goodwell partners with IYBA WE4A

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