Africa: Driving Inclusive Growth Across Africa

Africa: Driving Inclusive Growth Across Africa

[Graça Machel Trust] The Graça Machel Trusts' Women Creating Wealth (WCW) Programme continues to achieve transformative impact, supporting thousands of women entrepreneurs, generating sustainable jobs, and unlocking critical funding and market opportunities across the continent. Here are some of the achievements that the programme has made this quarter.

Investing with heart and wisdom: Strategic amplification of female agency frontlines

The stories of female financial agents are strikingly similar worldwide, no matter where they operate or their business lifecycle. Regardless of their specific contexts, female agents work under far-from-ideal conditions. Unlike their male counterparts, they often grapple with inadequate support, pervasive social barriers, and scarce resources imperative to sustaining and growing their businesses. In Nigeria, … The post Investing with heart and …

SCR rebrands as Atlantic Re to strengthen presence across Africa

Société Centrale de Réassurance (SCR) has officially rebranded as Atlantic Re as part of its dynamic strategic transformation aimed at strengthening its position in Morocco and accelerating its influence across the African continent. Since its establishment in 1960, the reinsurer has played a central role in shaping Morocco’s insurance sector, covering major risks and supporting the national economy during critical periods. With a turnover of ar…

Driving Inclusive Growth Across Africa

The Graça Machel Trusts’ Women Creating Wealth (WCW) Programme continues to achieve transformative impact, supporting thousands of women entrepreneurs, generating sustainable jobs, and unlocking critical funding and market opportunities across the continent. Here are some of the achievements that the programme has made this quarter.     Driving entrepreneurial impact By the end of 2024, WCW programme celebrated enrolling over 5,200 women entrepr…