Rural Africa holds immense potential. Yet too much value is lost.
Across rural value chains, the people who create the value capture the least. We exist to change that — starting with the women who power local economies.
The people who create the value should be the ones who keep it. That’s the gap we’re closing.
Value leaks. Communities lose out.
Rural producers create the value, but capture the least of it. We are changing that.
Production
High risk. Low price. Lowest margins captured.
Aggregation & Processing
More control. More value.
Branding & Distribution
Stronger margins. More influence.
Retail & Consumers
Highest margins captured here.
Value leakage increases as value moves away from the producer.
Rooted in communities. Working across borders.
We currently operate across four countries, partnering with local actors to build women-led, locally-driven value chains that last.
Benin
- Agri-processing
- Women-led enterprises
- Market systems
Ghana
- Enterprise development
- Market access
- Value chains
Rwanda
- Youth enterprise
- Agri-innovation
- Cooperative growth
Nigeria
- Ecosystem strengthening
- Knowledge & policy engagement
- Local value retention
When rural women thrive, economies transform.
Women-led enterprises create jobs and strengthen households.
Stronger value chains increase incomes and food security.
Resilient rural economies drive inclusive, sustainable growth.
Local solutions build Africa’s long-term prosperity.
Stories from the field.
The women building value chains, one harvest at a time.
Malawi
A mother’s harvest, multiplied
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Benin Republic
From smallholder to supplier in Benin
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Badagry, Nigeria
Rebuilding a cooperative’s value chain
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Rwanda
Building a climate-smart future
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Together, we can close the gap.
Join us in building a rural Africa where communities thrive.