In the Biakoye District, our Women’s Empowerment Program supports women economically and socially by providing a set of activities in awareness-raising, training, coaching and mentorship related to entrepreneurship and enterprise development, in addition to providing an opportunity for entrepreneurial women who lack access to funding with interest-free loans to start up or grow their small businesses to overcome poverty and improve livelihoods.

Through its Women Empowerment Program, the FHI is committed to supporting Sustainable Development Goal 5: Achieve Gender Equality and Empower All Women and Girls, to ensure they have equal access to education, health care, decent work, and representation in political and economic decision-making processes. The program also supports Sustainable Development Goal 8: “Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all” by enhancing the socio-economic empowerment and self-reliance of women.

FHI has a holistic multi-sectorial approach to the socio-economic empowerment and social cohesion of vulnerable women to strengthen their resilience and their self-reliance. The holistic aspect of FHI’s interventions has allowed it to address different dimensions of a woman’s life. As such, FHI’s programs are not only about training on specific job/ business-related skills, but also focus on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) and issues around Gender-Based Violence (GBV), as well as child-care issues.