Our objective

To contribute to the economic empowerment of women and thus help reduce gender inequality by supporting women-led entrepreneurial initiatives.

Our actions

• Organisation of round tables and discussion groups on female entrepreneurship;
• Strategic support for structuring the Observatory's economic model and seeking funding and strategic partnerships;
• Completion of postdoctoral work on one of the issues identified as a priority;
• Centralisation of research and action research, relevant activity reports, and grey literature on female entrepreneurship in the DRC;
• Supporting dissertations written by pairs of Congolese, Belgian and French students, in partnership with Belgian and French universities and colleges;
• Support for internships within the Observatory;
• Production of digital content based on research findings;
• Awarding of the Observatory's Prize for Research on Sustainable Female Entrepreneurship For Them to the best research carried out by a student from a Congolese university.

Our impact

This project capitalises on the experience of women entrepreneurs and the lessons learned from programmes on women's economic empowerment, combining them with scientific research and incorporating an approach that takes environmental, social and climate aspects into account.