About WEEG
Women are the backbone of communities and economies, yet many women struggle with financial independence, building long-term wealth and living meaningful lives. The situation is even more gory for mature women with kids, over the age of 30 and with marital responsibilities.
While conceptualising WEEG, we surveyed over 400 women entrepreneurs across Nigeria and more than 70% of them, admitted they were not financially independent and that poor family support systems and challenges of running a home, were high contributing factors. This percentage of women also admitted not having had opportunities to proper mentorship or an empowerment grant funding ever before.
Our Economic & Enterprise Grant Program hence aims to help women change this narrative!
To empower women entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs to use resources in their hands and community to drive a personality change and enterprise progress by providing women with essential tools, market access, mentorship, and resources to enhance their wellbeing, achieve a better quality of life, secure sustainable financial independence, and make meaningful contributions to their communities.
True empowerment goes beyond funding—WEEG is therefore not just about grant funding but also life-funding. Beneficiaries will be equipped with skills/training in marketing, packaging, sales, finance management, personal development skills, and knowledge to manage their businesses, finances, and decision making effectively.
WEEG Deliverables
For our first edition, WEEG aims to provide a grant of 150,000 – 200,000 Naira per woman with a target of serving at least 15 – 20 aspiring or existing women entrepreneurs via this maiden edition. Application forms will be available March 12. Subsequently, we hope to be able to increase funding and the number of beneficiaries, on a yearly basis. WEEG will be an annual program.
WEEG is here to change the narrative! We fund, train, and empower women to build sustainable enterprises and fulfilling lives.
If you are just about starting up your business
If your business has been in Operation for at least 15months
Application Phase
Aspiring and existing women entrepreneurs submit their application documents (videos, written personal statements and one-page profiles).
Selection Process
Review of applications, selection. This will be designed to handpick women entrepreneurs ready mentally and emotionally for mentorship and those with viable business ideas or and existing businesses
Personal Development Classes and Exercises
1 month. Recipients receive training and mentorship on mindsets, confidence, goal setting and other social skills.
Business Training classes
Women receive training on marketing, advertising, packaging, pricing etc - One month.
- Mentorship/Disbursement: Disbursement will be done under the guidance of mentors.
More than just funding—WEEG prepares women for long-term success in business and life!
Your donation helps women not only start/grow their businesses but also gain the skills to manage resources, make smart financial decisions, and build fulfilling lives.
- N100,000, can help a woman invest in raw materials for her business.
- N10,000 can provide personal development & financial literacy training.
- N50,000+ can help a woman scale her enterprise, employ others, and achieve self-sufficiency.
- Every Naira counts. Every woman empowered creates lasting impact.
Meet Fatima
A Future WEEG Success Story (Made Possible by You!)
Fatima is a talented seamstress with a dream of starting her own fashion brand. But without funding and business training, her dream remains just that—a dream.
“I have the skills, I have the designs, but I don’t know how to manage money or grow my business.”
With a WEEG grant and training, Fatima can:
- Buy sewing machines & materials
- Train & employ other women
- Gain personal development & financial literacy skills
- Learn to manage her business for long-term success
- YOU can be part of Fatima’s journey. Donate today and help turn dreams into reality!
She is a business woman and a mother of 3. Her soap making business has helped her go back to school as an undergraduate even after 3 kids and helped her sustain herself after a domestic violence experience. Mrs K makes soap and can sell 420 pieces under 3 days with a profit margin of about 30%. Currently the high cost of raw materials and lack of access to mentorship on packaging, pricing, branding has limited her business.
WEEG can help her grow her business and impact her society by training other women.
Want to partner with us? Sponsor a grant? Volunteer as a mentor?
Empower Women. Build Sustainable Businesses. Transform Lives.
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