Female Entrepreneurs rewriting the stories of extreme poverty and gender inequality.
Female entrepreneurs living in rural poverty are facing two major barriers to business opportunity: lack of education and lack of capital.
We set out to change that.
Salima’s Story
Charity is Changing
We are a HYBRID model of social enterprise and nonprofit. At the Zena Launch Pad, our model provides debt free access to skills and capital for female entrepreneurs under the poverty line to start their own businesses.
Through short term apprenticeship programs, Zena program members are able to earn a living wage above the poverty line, while also save monthly installments towards the start up capital they need to start their businesses.
We believe that educated, female business owners are uniquely positioned to address systemic and pervasive community issues.
Meet our Graduates
Innovators, Problem solvers, Leaders. At the Zena Launch Pad, we are harnessing the power of female powered economies.
The Zena Launch Pad activates female entrepreneurs to confidently take the reigns as business leaders to pioneer transformation in their communities.
"My life has changed and I believe that my business will be successful too. I want my business to grow so that I can employ other people so that they can also change their lives, I know how it feels when you need something and you are lacking money."
— Suzan, 2020 Graduate
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