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CE Banking on Women in Africa (CEBOWA)

Building Africa's Women Economic System.

CE-Banking On Women in Africa designs the financial, economic, climate and innovation systems that enable women and youth to transition from informal economies into formal, green, blue and climate-resilient economies.

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Our Mission

A movement rooted in systems change, justice and gender-smart finance.

CEBOWA builds the economic ecosystem that helps women and youth move from informal survival activity into formal, investable, climate-resilient opportunity.

Closing Gender Gaps in Financial Inclusion.

Catalyzing Gender-responsive Sustainable Finance for African Women & Youth.

Gender Equity
Climate Justice
Financial Inclusion
Digital Access
Green Economy
Community-Led
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3Integrated programme pillars
200+Communities in reach

Banking on Africa's Women Leaders

Pan-African Initiative

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Aligned with global frameworks & partners
UN Women UNDP African Union GCF Paris Agreement SDGs 2030

From Informality to Opportunity

Women begin here. CEBOWA builds the pathway forward.

CEBOWA does not simply deliver programmes. CEBOWA builds pathways that connect skills, formalization, finance, digital access, green and blue economies, climate finance, investment readiness, growth, and leadership.

01 Informal Economy
02 Skills Development
03 Entrepreneurship
04 Business Registration
05 Financial Inclusion
06 Digital Economy
07 Green Economy | Blue Economy
08 Climate Finance
09 Investment Readiness
10 Business Growth
11 Leadership
12 Generational Prosperity

What We Do

Our 9 thematic programmes.

Each programme targets a specific barrier that limits women's participation in Africa's green, digital, financial, and equitable future.

Energy CE - Energy Solutions (CEES) Promoting women-led access to renewable energy: solar entrepreneurship, clean cooking technologies, and inclusive energy financing for underserved communities. Learn More AI & Work CE - Women, Work & AI (CEWW-AI) Equipping women with digital, AI, and future-of-work skills to close gender gaps in the technology-driven economy. Learn More Digital CE - Digital Equity (CEDE) Closing the digital divide through fintech models that expand access to connectivity, digital wallets, microfinance, and practical digital participation. Learn More Leadership CE - She Leads (CESL) Strengthening women's leadership and participation in climate, governance, development policy-making, and economic transformation spaces. Learn More Climate CE - Gender Just Climate Solutions (CEJSC) Driving gender-just transitions by integrating women into climate finance, green jobs, community adaptation, and resilience programmes. Learn More Forestry CE - Inclusive Forest Governance (CEIFG) Empowering women and youth in tree planting, agroforestry, sustainable forest enterprises, watershed protection, and community restoration. Learn More Youth CE - Youth in Climate Action (CE-YiCA) Building intergenerational leadership through youth-led climate action, green entrepreneurship, advocacy, and local innovation. Learn More Livelihoods CE - Green Livelihoods (CEGL) Creating pathways to dignified green jobs and sustainable enterprises from climate-smart agriculture to aquaculture and nature-based livelihoods. Learn More Blue Economy CE Blue Economy Pathways (CE-BEP) Building women and youth pathways into sustainable coastal, aquatic, maritime, and marine-linked value chains. Learn More

Programmes

Programme pillars that move women and youth into formal, green, blue and climate-resilient economies.

We retain three integrated pillars, expanded into practical systems for leadership, formalization, enterprise, conservation, climate resilience, finance, and future infrastructure.

Sustainable Development

  • Women & youth leadership
  • Formalization
  • Sustainable livelihoods
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Education
  • Digital inclusion
  • Community development
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Climate Action

  • Climate justice
  • Green industrialization
  • Blue economy pathways
  • Inclusive forest governance
  • Nature conservation
  • Renewable energy
  • Food systems
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Climate & Development Finance

  • Financial inclusion
  • Financial technology
  • Green finance
  • Climate finance
  • Blue credits
  • Investment readiness
  • Insurance
  • Impact investing
  • Women's capital
  • Future financial infrastructure
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Our Initiatives

Initiatives for partnerships, funding, and continental collaboration.

August 2026 Save Mt. Kenya Marathon A conservation and climate action platform linking inclusive forest governance, community livelihoods, watershed protection, and corporate sustainability. Explore initiative Climate finance readiness Women's Climate Finance Programme Preparing women-led enterprises and community initiatives to understand, access, and deploy climate-aligned capital. Explore initiative Coastal and aquatic economies Blue Economy Leadership Building leadership pathways for women and youth in sustainable blue economy value chains. Explore initiative Leadership systems Women's Leadership Academy Equipping women leaders with policy, enterprise, finance, and systems-change capabilities. Explore initiative Green business growth Green Enterprise Accelerator Supporting women and youth ventures in renewable energy, circular economy, food systems, and nature-positive enterprise. Explore initiative TAROT Programme Youth Enterprise Accelerator The Accelerated Refinement of Talent programme helps youth transition from skills into viable enterprises and employment pathways. Explore initiative Innovation and resilience Climate Innovation Programme A platform for practical climate solutions, pilots, data, and community-centred innovation. Explore initiative Nature restoration Nature Conservation Partnerships Partnerships for conservation, restoration, watershed protection, and inclusive livelihoods around critical ecosystems. Explore initiative

Impact

Systems-level impact.

CEBOWA's impact story tracks reach, youth support, formalization, county footprint, and continental collaboration across women-centred economic systems.

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Digital Finance Platform

We'll publish as we go along.

Strategic Partnership Readiness

Let's build Africa's future together.

Whether you're a conservation organization, climate fund, philanthropic foundation, government, corporate partner, or development agency, we welcome the opportunity to design transformative solutions together.

SDG 5Gender equality
SDG 8Decent work
SDG 13Climate action

Financial inclusion

Programme pathways connect women and youth to savings, enterprise readiness, digital tools, and finance literacy.

Measurable outcomes

Impact can be tracked across reach, training completion, enterprise growth, climate resilience, and partner learning.

Climate-smart livelihoods

Green enterprise, agriculture, clean energy, and adaptation work position women as leaders in resilient local economies.

Partner-ready delivery

CEBOWA can convene communities, policy actors, funders, and implementation partners around a shared delivery model.

How We Work

Professional delivery, grounded in communities.

CEBOWA works with communities, institutions, investors, and development partners to turn inclusive finance, climate action, and enterprise development into practical pathways for women and youth across Africa.

01

Policy and advocacy

Engage decision-makers around gender, climate, and finance priorities.

02

Capacity building

Train women and youth in financial literacy, leadership, green enterprise, and digital skills.

03

Knowledge production

Develop research, reports, storytelling, and outreach that amplify women's priorities.