Supporting entrepreneurship for women, overcoming poverty in communities

Our goal for 2025

Together with Opportunity International Germany and Bridging Gaps, we want to strengthen the economic independence and resilience of women in fragile contexts by providing access to knowledge and financial resources.

211.067Hours of training

Creating sustainable perspectives

Worldwide, approximately 1.4 billion people lack access to banking services, effectively barring them from traditional credit. Women are particularly affected, living in poverty more frequently than men. According to UN Women, less than 20% of women own land and often lack access to credit or jobs that provide a living wage. At the same time, they perform over three-quarters of unpaid care work. Without economic participation, they not only lack income but also social influence and security – a structural problem with repercussions across generations.

Our commitment

Where are we active?

In Ghana's Upper East Region, many women rely on subsistence farming, but climate change, lack of knowledge, and resource scarcity threaten their livelihoods. At the same time, indigenous women from Venezuela are fleeing poverty and insecurity to Roraima, Brazil – where they are often denied access to the labor market. In both regions, women face severe social and economic disadvantages.

Creating a better livelihood together

The projects specifically promote women's economic self-determination: Over 600 women receive training and practical workshops. In Ghana, this focuses on climate-resilient agriculture, and in Brazil, on social entrepreneurship. They are accompanied and supported by local mentors. In Brazil, they can also implement their own business ideas with microloans. This creates a cycle, as the repaid loans benefit the next woman.

In both countries, men and community representatives are involved in the training to create a supportive environment in which women can develop and apply their newly acquired skills.

Who we work with

We've partnered with experts in providing global aid: vetted national and international aid organizations. We trust them because we can see exactly how they use the money. This way, we can be sure that our aid is reaching the right place.

Opportunity International Germany

OID is a development organization specializing in microfinance, combating poverty through education, entrepreneurship, and financial inclusion. Trained mentors provide weekly support to families in their homes, imparting practical knowledge to help them build their own income streams. The project in Ghana is being implemented in partnership with the local organization Sinapi Aba Trust.
Bridging Gaps

Bridging Gaps , in partnership with local organizations, empowers marginalized groups worldwide through microloans, training, and mentoring. To this end, they have developed a digital platform to collect donations from the Global North, which are then converted into microloans in the Global South. In Brazil, Bridging Gaps works with AMIR, an organization founded by refugee women.
Achieving something together

With your support, you promote self-help and enable people to become financially independent in the long term. Join us and help women in Brazil and Ghana sustainably improve their living conditions and those of their families.

Photos: Opportunity International Germany, Bridging Gaps