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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Learn how WIDU works

Participating countries
Our Success in Numbers
female entrepreneurs
46.00
%
Female Entrepreneurs
success joint projects
70.00
25
Businesses Supported
disbursed grants
11.00
.11Mio €
Disbursed Grants

Success Stories

LULA Design - header photo
High quality handbags from recycled fabrics

Founder Azeb from Ethiopia upcycles fabric scraps into new design products.

 

Tabitha Wanjira
Crafting Durable Solutions with Kakuma Women Refugees for a Green Future

ICOKE MAZINGIRA, a business that promotes durable solutions for refugee communities

Kazim Tétou Eyou
Kazim Tétou Eyou Advances Solar Energy Solutions in Togo

Kazim provides solar solutions, making clean energy accessible to local communities. 

Moahmed Khalil Terzi (right) with part of the El Fallega team
El Fallega : leading the way in eco-tourism in tunisia

Transforming Tunisia’s eco-tourism sector through sustainable travel - together with the diaspora

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.