About

Afrishela is a $30 million gender-lens investment fund incubated by the Graça Machel Trust. The fund aims to facilitate the flow of capital to women-led enterprises offering gender and climate-aligned solutions, thereby creating a positive impact for women through job creation, increased leadership, and greater income equality. Afrishela focuses on early growth-stage women-owned and led businesses in East and Southern Africa. ? Women-owned and led businesses with representation of women within leadership, the workforce, and value chains, and with products and services that impact the underserved female segment. The fund is open to all sectors, with a priority focus on clean energy, agriculture, manufacturing, education, health, and financial services. ? Enterprises must operate in East and Southern Africa, specifically in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Africa, and Zambia. Enterprises with significant representation of women in leadership, workforce, and value chains, and those offering products and services that positively impact underserved female segments are preferred.

Eligibility

• Early growth-stage women-owned and led businesses with robust and scalable models.