2025 Impact Report
Our Impact Report highlights the year's key achievements and the stories of women behind them.
We’re delighted to share our 2025 Impact Report – a look at what we achieved together over the past year, thanks to the generosity of our supporters and the determination of the women we work alongside.
The key highlights in numbers…
29,190 women supported across 40 countries through our programmes
80% of women who participated said they increased revenue
38% of women we supported in 2025 said they created new jobs
What we did in 2025
- We piloted a new Road to Markets programme, focused on accessing new markets.
- We improved the Road to Growth curriculum and learning platform, enhancing learning experience.
- We expanded our programmes into new regions in Guyana and South Africa.
- We published major research on challenges and opportunities for women in the digital economy.
Women entrepreneurs delivering success
Behind every statistic is a woman like Zandile Manyisa from South Africa, who, as an owner of a paints business, experiences barriers and discrimination in a male dominated industry. But with the support of our award-winning app HerVenture, she improved her bookkeeping, embraced digital marketing and expanded her product range – and doubled her client base, increased revenue by 50% and created new jobs in her community.
Read Zandile’s story and some of the stories of women we supported below.
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Fadekemi’s story: transforming lives through sign language
Fadekemi Dorcas learned sign language so that she could connect with more people in her community. What started as a personal passion became a thriving business that transforms lives.
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Zandile’s story: painting a brighter community
Zandile Manyisa runs a paint company with branches in Eastern Cape and Johannesburg, South Africa. Our HerVenture app supported her to expand her product line and embrace social media for her business.
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Shwetha’s story: finding harmony in the hustle
Shwetha Sivaraman runs a wellness brand in Bangalore, India. She joined our Mentoring Women in Business programme and was matched with Abhish Nair, a PayPal employee in Singapore.
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What’s next in 2026?
As always, we are adapting to the rapid changes in technology, shifting markets and wider business environments so that we can effectively support women entrepreneurs to respond with confidence to new challenges and to seize new opportunities.
We’re building on what works while pushing to strengthen our offer, deepen our impact and expand our reach through digital tools. We are also exploring how AI can open up new opportunities for women-led businesses. Our partnerships with local partners, the private sector, philanthropic funders, government and women entrepreneurs themselves remain central to this work.
No impact without our partners
We would like to thank all our partners, donors and supporters, without whom all of our work wouldn’t be possible. Most of all, we would like to thank the women entrepreneurs who we have worked together with to create this impact. When women entrepreneurs succeed, the impact reaches far beyond their businesses. It strengthens families, creates jobs, and helps entire communities thrive.
The generosity and belief of our partners and funders are helping women entrepreneurs build stronger businesses and create lasting change in communities around the world, and I am so proud of what we have built together.
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