Academy for Women Entrepreneurs DR Congo (AWE DRC) Program 2024: (Deadline 30 September, 2024)
Applications are open for the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs DR Congo (AWE DRC) Program 2024. This AWE DRC call for applications is an exclusive opportunity for female entrepreneurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo!
The U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, in partnership with Groupe Utalii Kwetu, invites established female entrepreneurs aged 25-45 years living in Kinshasa, Kisangani, Lubumbashi, Goma, and Bukavu to apply for the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs DR Congo (AWE DRC) program 2024. This is the second cohort of the AWE program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) is a U.S. Department of State program operating in over 100 countries. AWE DRC is the DRC Chapter implemented by Groupe Utalii Kwetu, a non-profit organization.
Benefits
- Comprehensive training: Six months of guided formal training and mentorship.
- Networking opportunities: Connect with like-minded women entrepreneurs.
- Pitch competition: Showcase your business idea and win grant funding.
- Global exposure: Potential to travel to Harvard University for advanced training.
Eligibility
- Open to established Congolese female entrepreneurs aged 25-45 with post-revenue businesses.
- Intermediate understanding of English.
- Resident of Kinshasa, Kisangani, Lubumbashi, Bukavu, or Goma.
- Commitment of six hours per week for six months (December 2024 – May 2025).
- Basic computer skills and access to internet and email.
Deadline: 30 September, 2024
Application
The program will go from late November 2024 until the end of June 2025. If selected, you should be in a position to:
- Attend to a 3 day in-person inaugural bootcamp event (late November 2024)
- Attend to one weekly meeting from December to March 2025 at one of US Government American spaces of your city
For more information, visit AWE DRC.
Kindly Note
All Jobs and Opportunities Published on mucuruzi.com are completely free to apply. A candidate should never pay any fee during the recruitment Process. Even if mucuruzi.com does its best to avoid any scam job or opportunity offer, a job seeker or an opportunity seeker is 100% responsible of applying at his own risk.
Check well before applying, if you doubt about the eligibility of any offer do not apply and notifie to mucuruzi.com via this email: [email protected] and remember to never pay any fee to have a job or get any opportunity, if you do so, do it at your own risk.
![Accelerate Africa Program 2025 [Cohort 3] Deadline: 7 January, 2025](https://i0.wp.com/mucuruzi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Accelerate-Africa-Program-2.png?resize=165%2C109&ssl=1)
