Fellowship for Young African Leaders (YALI)

The YALI Network provides its 300,000+ members with opportunities to connect with other leaders in their community and to learn from experts in their field. Network members have access to unique resources such as online training courses and special events in their area.

African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP)

AWEP is an outreach, education, and engagement initiative that targets African women entrepreneurs to promote business growth, increase trade both regionally and to U.S. markets through the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), create better business environments, and empower African women entrepreneurs to become voices of change in their communities . Launched in July 2010, the initiative identifies and builds networks of women entrepreneurs across sub-Saharan Africa poised to transform their societies by owning, running, and operating small and medium businesses, and by becoming voices for social advocacy in their communities.

Women’s Entrepreneurial Centers of Resources, Education, Access and Training for Economic Empowerment (WECREATE)

WECREATE centers are physical entrepreneurial community centers in safe and centralized locations for women to gain access to the essential resources required for starting or growing businesses. The centers give women access to tailored education, trained mentors, and additional tools and resources to overcome business challenges.

Women’s Entrepreneurship Resources in APEC

The WE-APEC Directory is a collection of service providers that support women’s entrepreneurship across the APEC region. Each service provider is categorized by type – business networks, private sector initiatives and/or government services – as by five priority areas: access to finance; access to markets; skills, capacity building and health; leadership, voice and agency; and innovation and technology. Use the search to find a service provider near you, or filter by type, area or economy.

@America Center in Indonesia

@america is the U.S. Embassy’s American cultural center located in Jakarta, Indonesia. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, @america hosts events that are free and open to the public on topics ranging from education, the environment, music and the arts, science and technology, and entrepreneurship.

Women’s Enterprise for Sustainability (WES) Center

The WES program empowers women-led organizations in Tunisia to operate WES centers as social enterprises. Through these centers, aspiring and established women entrepreneurs gain new skills and networks, launch and expand businesses, and develop as innovative leaders in their communities.

Women’s Entrepreneurial Centers of Resources, Education, Access and Training for Economic Empowerment (WECREATE)

WECREATE centers are physical entrepreneurial community centers in safe and centralized locations for women to gain access to the essential resources required for starting or growing businesses. The centers give women access to tailored education, trained mentors, and additional tools and resources to overcome business challenges.

Young Leaders in the Americas Initiative (YLAI)

The YLAI Network is a community of young entrepreneurs and changemakers from Latin America and the Caribbean who are committed fostering economic development and prosperity, security, human rights and good governance in the hemisphere. Join the network and gain access to digital resources, training and networking opportunities, and the chance to connect with senior leaders in business and government as well as other young leaders.

Women’s Entrepreneurship in the Americas (WEAmericas)

The WEAmericas initiative aims to increase women’s economic participation and address the key barriers women confront when starting and growing small and medium-sized businesses. The initiative also includes an annual exchange program which allows the participants to explore a variety of mentorship, job shadowing, education, and skills development programs.

Women’s Entrepreneurship Resources in APEC (WE-APEC)

The WE-APEC Directory is a collection of service providers that support women’s entrepreneurship across the APEC region. Each service provider is categorized by type – business networks, private sector initiatives and/or government services – as by five priority areas: access to finance; access to markets; skills, capacity building and health; leadership, voice and agency; and innovation and technology. Use the search to find a service provider near you, or filter by type, area or economy.