Financial support for small businesses in Africa

Entrepreneurs from all six countries WIDU is active in: Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Togo and Tunisia
WIDU.africa
provides funding and coaching to small businesses in participating African countries
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Risa Reiyan, founder of Renil Olchekut Ranch
Risa Reiyan, founder of Renil Olchekut Ranch
Meet Risa Reiyan, the founder of Renil Olchekut Ranch in Kajiado East, Kenya. Discover how through her sustainable business, she created 12 new jobs.
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If you're a member of the Tunisian diaspora in Europe and would like to support a friend or family in developing a business, WIDU is the solution!
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WIDU.africa
provides funding and coaching to small Businesses in participating African countries
Apply now

Do you belong to the African Diaspora and want to support your friend’s or family’s business?

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Participating countries
Our Success in Numbers
female entrepreneurs
46%
Female Entrepreneurs
success joint projects
7025
Businesses Supported
disbursed grants
11.11Mio €
Disbursed Grants

Success Stories

Yolanda
Leather footwear and accessories with a touch of love and art.

Yolanda Odida's Kenya-Crafted Leather, Empowered by WIDU for Sustainable Success

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Waste to Jobs through Sustainable Biogas Production?

Solange, Biogas Technology founder, fosters sustainable job creation in Cameroon.

Ablavi PHILAB founder and entrepreneur
WIDU grant enables expansion of spice production

PHILAB founder Ablavi produces dried spices in Togo.

3ACD: Entrepreneur
Aquaponics: Innovating for Sustainable Agriculture

3ACD, a company offering aquaponic systems for sustainable agriculture  

About WIDU

WIDU.africa is implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). In collaboration with the African diaspora in Europe, WIDU applies an innovative approach that combines funding and coaching to strengthen new and existing small businesses in Africa, which then leads to the creation of new jobs. 

Find out more about WIDU.

WIDU is always free of charge

We do not ever ask diaspora donors or African entrepreneurs, nor their relatives or friends, to pay for our services. WIDU funding and coaching is and will always be provided for free.
Do not under any circumstances agree to give a share of your WIDU grant to a broker or a middle-man. These brokers/middle-men are breaking the law and will be sued by us.