AAYWA · Young Women · Agriculture · Leadership
Growing young women.
Growing agribusiness.
Transforming communities.
AAYWA equips young African women to build sustainable enterprises, strengthen their leadership and create opportunity through agriculture.
About AAYWA
Where young women grow,
communities flourish.
AAYWA is an African NGO equipping young women to move beyond subsistence farming into profitable, sustainable agribusiness — giving them ownership, knowledge, leadership and a place in the global economy.
We walk alongside young women from their first step in agriculture to leading enterprises that transform their communities.
Our Work
Six pillars. One movement.
Sisterhood
Growth is stronger when it is shared.
AAYWA is more than a programme — it is a community of young women who learn together, challenge each other and celebrate every step forward. Peer support, shared knowledge and collective confidence are at the heart of everything we do.
When one woman grows, she brings others with her.
Our Impact
What we measure.
AAYWA publishes quantitative results only after programme data has been verified and approved for public release.
Young women reached
Young women from rural and urban communities reached through programmes and networks.
Trained & skilled
Young women completing training in agribusiness, leadership and climate-smart practice.
Enterprises growing
Young women-led agribusinesses strengthened, formalized and expanding.
Income & jobs
Jobs and income opportunities created around young women-led enterprises.
Young women leading
Young women stepping into decision-making roles in groups, markets and communities.
Partners & networks
Organizations, funders and local networks working alongside AAYWA.
Who we serve
Young women shaping their future through agriculture.
We serve young women as leaders, entrepreneurs, farmers, innovators and decision-makers — working beside them with dignity, agency and respect.
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Young women farmers
Farmers ready to grow their production into strong enterprises.
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Emerging agripreneurs
Young women building businesses across agriculture and food systems.
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Young women-led farmer groups
Collectives and cooperatives growing through shared strength.
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Young women innovators
Young women using ideas, technology and indigenous knowledge.
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Teen mothers seeking livelihoods
Young mothers pursuing sustainable, dignified income.
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Community leaders
Young women transforming families, communities and food systems.
Grow with AAYWA.
Whether you are a young woman farmer ready to begin the journey, or a partner who believes young women-led agriculture can transform Africa — start the conversation today.