The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) supports women entrepreneurs as engines of job creation, helping them grow businesses that employ others and strengthen communities. We-Fi scales up access to financial products and services, builds capacity, expands networks, offers mentorship, and provides opportunities to connect with domestic and global markets.. Learn more about our Case for Investing in Women Entrepreneurs.
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We-Fi Governing Committee Approves New Funding to Support Women Entrepreneurs in the Care Economy
We-Fi Governing Committee Approves New Funding to Support Women Entrepreneurs in the Care Economy
Annual Meetings 2025: Capital to Scale – Women Entrepreneurs as Job Creators
Annual Meetings 2025: Capital to Scale – Women Entrepreneurs as Job Creators
We-Fi’s Knowledge Portal is your gateway to the latest insights, tools, and resources on advancing women entrepreneurs in developing economies.
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WE FINANCE CODE
Unlocking Women’s Potential Is Smart Economics
Unlocking Women’s Potential Is Smart Economics
Turning Mandates into Momentum: Rwanda Launches WE Finance Code At Global Champions Gathering
Turning Mandates into Momentum: Rwanda Launches WE Finance Code At Global Champions Gathering
From Commitment to Capital: How the WE Finance Code Sparked Financial Innovation in Cote d’Ivoire
From Commitment to Capital: How the WE Finance Code Sparked Financial Innovation in Cote d’Ivoire
WE Finance Code is a multi-stakeholder, systems change effort to expand the number and type of institutions around the world working to close financing gaps for women entrepreneurs.
TOTAL ALLOCATION
364
MILLION
US DOLLARS
ACTIVITIES IN
83
COUNTRIES
REACHING OVER
399,000
WSMEs
FEATURED PROJECTS
Business Resilience Assistance for Value-Adding Enterprises for Women (BRAVE) Nigeria
Business Resilience Assistance for Value-Adding Enterprises for Women (BRAVE) Nigeria
Improving Sustainability of Women Pepper Farmers in McCormick’s Supply Chain in Vietnam
Improving Sustainability of Women Pepper Farmers in McCormick’s Supply Chain in Vietnam
Promoting a Transformative Gender Equality Agenda in Asia and the Pacific
Promoting a Transformative Gender Equality Agenda in Asia and the Pacific
FOUNDING CONTRIBUTORS
Australia
Canada
China
Denmark
Germany
Japan
The Netherlands
Norway
Russian Federation
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Republic of Korea
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States of America
We-Fi is a collaborative partnership among 14 governments, eight multilateral development banks (MDBs), and other public and private sector stakeholders, hosted by the World Bank Group.
The founding financial contributors are: Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Republic of Korea, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States. These governments have committed $355 million to date.
Learn More: The Case for Investing in Women Entrepreneurs
At the core of We-Fi’s approach to unlocking finance and growth for WMSEs are its Implementing Partners— multilateral development banks that develop and implement We-Fi projects. They work with government and private sector partners and networks around the world to maximize the impact of We-Fi funding. Implementing Partners help We-Fi achieve global reach, mobilize resources, and build collaborative partnerships to attain scale and systemic impact for women across the entrepreneurial ecosystem, including in the most challenging environments.
IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS
