A non-profit, non-governmental organization, ImpactHER, is providing an undisclosed number of grants to women-led businesses in Anglophone, Francophone, and Lusophone Africa, who are struggling to keep their businesses afloat.
The Business Emergency Relief Fund Grants will be accompanied by three-month business growth and strategy sessions to empower the beneficiaries with strategic knowledge and guidance for the maximization of the funds.
Commenting on what inspired the relief grants, Founder of ImpactHER, Efe Ukala, stated: “COVID-19 has had devastating effects on a substantial number of small and medium-sized businesses globally.
“One of the effects is that it has widened the gender-financing gap. Sadly, some of the stimulus packages that were provided to COVID-19 impacted businesses in Africa did not address inherent gender bias. We wanted to help fill that gap.”
Applications for the grant opened on Tuesday, 15th of June 2021, and will close on Saturday, 31st of July 2021.
The organization encouraged women-led businesses in Africa to apply, saying they will have an opportunity to win a free website development package.
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