The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) supports women entrepreneurs as engines of job creation, helping them grow businesses that employ others and strengthen communities. We-Fi scales up access to financial products and services, builds capacity, expands networks, offers mentorship, and provides opportunities to connect with domestic and global markets.. Learn more about our Case for Investing in Women Entrepreneurs.
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WE FINANCE CODE

WE Finance Code is a multi-stakeholder, systems change effort to expand the number and type of institutions around the world working to close financing gaps for women entrepreneurs.
TOTAL ALLOCATION
364
ACTIVITIES IN
83
REACHING OVER
399,000
FEATURED PROJECTS
FOUNDING CONTRIBUTORS

Australia

Canada

China

Denmark

Germany

Japan

The Netherlands

Norway

Russian Federation

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Republic of Korea

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United States of America
We-Fi is a collaborative partnership among 14 governments, eight multilateral development banks (MDBs), and other public and private sector stakeholders, hosted by the World Bank Group.
The founding financial contributors are: Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Republic of Korea, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States. These governments have committed $355 million to date.
Learn More: The Case for Investing in Women Entrepreneurs
At the core of We-Fi’s approach to unlocking finance and growth for WMSEs are its Implementing Partners— multilateral development banks that develop and implement We-Fi projects. They work with government and private sector partners and networks around the world to maximize the impact of We-Fi funding. Implementing Partners help We-Fi achieve global reach, mobilize resources, and build collaborative partnerships to attain scale and systemic impact for women across the entrepreneurial ecosystem, including in the most challenging environments.