Women and Youth Economic Imperative
Empowering transformational entrepreneurship by increasing access to opportunities and capital, while strengthening human security and advancing social progress for women and youth.
We are WEIForward
Unleashing their potential within the global labor force and as entrepreneurs.
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WEIForward drives change through an inclusive approach that emphasizes stakeholder engagement and agency in a systems framework for transformative action.
Evidence
Research and analysis that ground action in reality.
Co-designed solutions
Solutions tested with stakeholders and communities.
Policy action
Insights translated into systems and accountability.
Impact assessment
Measuring what works for people and economies.
Scale
Growing proven approaches for wider change.
Evidence → Co-designed solutions → Policy Action → Impact Assessment → Scale
We conduct analysis, co-create solutions, and translate insights into policies, systems change, and accountability frameworks that drive measurable impact.
Learn more →We unlock opportunities and resources for purpose-driven enterprises by building pipelines that support women and youth entrepreneurs in the missing middle.
Learn more →We contribute to policies and practices for human flourishing and building coalitions to effect change — advancing new approaches to systemic economic and social challenges.
Learn more →Thought leadership to drive human flourishing, transformational entrepreneurship, and inclusive economic growth.
Learn more →Flagship program
The WEIForward GroundUp Alliance is our flagship program. It is conceptually rooted within interconnected frameworks for systemic change, economic empowerment, and human flourishing.
Our goal is to advance innovative, bottom-up solutions to pressing challenges arising from today’s polycrises, with a focus on improving the everyday lives of people in global majority countries, particularly youth, women, and under-represented groups.
We facilitate opportunities, support, and resources for purpose-driven and innovative enterprises, with a focus on women and youth. We conduct analysis, co-create solutions, and translate insights into policies, systems change, and accountability frameworks.
Building pipelines for transformational women and youth entrepreneurs in the missing middle by unlocking access to opportunities, resources, and enterprise support.
We advance human flourishing, social cohesion, and economic empowerment by shaping new approaches to systemic economic and social challenges.
Our network covers regions and countries, at national and sub-national levels.
Whether you are a policymaker, partner, funder, or ecosystem leader, there is a role for you in accelerating inclusive economic transformation.