Women Forward (2021-2022)
Building a better tomorrow, together
Absa Mauritius remains committed to playing an active role in the communities within which it operates and seeks ways to improve people’s lives while creating value for its shareholders. We will continue to develop solutions to societal challenges through innovative products, services and partnerships, with a primary focus on entrepreneurship and enabling employment for the nextgeneration.
The small and medium business sector, especially women entrepreneurs, was severely impacted by the pandemic. We joined forces with the Future Females Foundation to launch Women Forward, a programme aimed at providing those women entrepreneurs with the necessary resources to reinvent and grow their businesses.
Elected women benefited from a free training and development programme, deemed to help them get back on their feet, reach new markets and gain access to the support, funding and resources they need.
The training and development programme comprised of:
- A free 6-month comprehensive training
- One-to-one coaching sessions that go beyond simple business concepts, focusing on actual needs and challenges
- A peer-to-peer learning environment, supporting women entrepreneurs to grow their businesses
- Regular workshops whose aim was to help women entrepreneurs to grow their business
- Financial support to access the funding they need to grow and scale
- Opportunity to meet and connect with leading innovators
- Being part of the Future Females Foundation community of female founders, investors and funders
