HerVenture: Unlocking business skills for women entrepreneurs in Vietnam
Two years in to delivering HerVenture in Vietnam, we reflect on key findings from the programme and consider the app’s future developments.
What is HerVenture?
The HerVenture app provides essential business training and support, enabling women to access skills-building information ‘on the go’. Since launching HerVenture in 2018, over 34,500 women entrepreneurs have downloaded the app across Nigeria, Kenya, Indonesia and Vietnam. The app is currently available for download in Vietnam, Indonesia, Nigeria and Kenya and, as of this month, is available on iOS as well as Android.
HerVenture features seven learning ‘tracks’ on a range of needs, including launching a business, product innovation and e-commerce, which was added recently in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Based on user input, the app suggests a personalised learning roadmap for each woman entrepreneur. Content is provided in bite-sized, easily digestible formats such as swipe-able cards, quizzes and videos. Static content can also be accessed offline. The app allows users to find and connect with each other, as well as learn about local business events.
Find out more about HerVenture in Vietnam here.
HerVenture’s impacts on women entrepreneurs in Vietnam
Together with our local delivery partner, WISE, we reached 5,370 Vietnamese women entrepreneurs in our second year running HerVenture in Vietnam, bringing the total number of women reached through HerVenture Vietnam to nearly 10,800 since launching in 2018.
We recently conducted an external evaluation with women entrepreneurs who have used HerVenture Vietnam, which found that:
- 76% of users experienced an increased in their number of clients
- 72% saw an increase in their business revenue
- 64% saw an increase in their profit levels
- 64% felt more confident in running a business
- 60% were enabled to improve product marketing
Our infographic below gives a great overview of the outcomes HerVenture has had on women entrepreneurs in Vietnam who’ve used the app, and you can hear from them directly as they discuss what the app has meant for them in the videos above and below:
Expanding use of the HerVenture app in Kenya forms part of our ambitious 100,000 Women Campaign
HerVenture is highly scalable and adaptable. The Foundation is actively seeking funding partnerships to enable the app to launch in, but not limited, to Rwanda, Ethiopia, Uganda, Ghana, Tanzania and Mozambique, with each iteration carefully adapted for a local context. Please get in touch if you would like to discuss potential partnerships!
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