This knowledge product identifies challenges and opportunities for WCEs with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa – specifically, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa and Malawi. Following a presentation of key findings, a series of recommendations are provided. The recommendations primarily target incubators and accelerators, given their vital role in advancing the capacity of WCEs to innovate and scale. Additional recommendations for other stakeholders are also included, although they are not exhaustive as this was not the focus of the research. WOCAN is identified as one of the key stakeholders with active role in building a gender-responsive climate finance ecosystem.
Source: This research was conducted by World University Services of Canada (2021) in the context of the Accelerating Women Climate Entrepreneurs (AWCE) project funded by Global Affairs Canada.
