Voice and participation
Discuss mentoring, confidence, leadership development and spaces for women to learn from one another.
Women’s empowerment
Women with agency.
Communities with possibility.
Women’s leadership, wellbeing and economic participation are central to our purpose. We bring these priorities together through mentoring, practical learning and community connection.
Why this work matters
Space to lead. Support to thrive.
Women deserve the space, skills and connections to shape their own futures. Our work brings leadership, wellbeing and economic agency into one conversation.
Programme focus
- Leadership development and mentoring
- Financial capability and enterprise readiness
- Rights awareness, confidence and participation
- Wellbeing, peer connection and practical skills
Participation & collaboration
Who can get involved?
- Women seeking leadership and personal development opportunities.
- Community groups, mentors and partners supporting women’s economic participation.
Start with a conversation.
Tell us which programme interests you and where you are based. The Foundation can discuss available activities, local partnerships and suitable next steps.
Enquire about this programmeActivities depend on location, partners and available resources. Enquiries are not a guarantee of participation, a job or financial assistance.
Our annual platform
The Women’s Lounge Conference
Three successful years of bringing women together.
Leadership development, spiritual upliftment, wellbeing, practical skills and livelihoods form the heart of this annual gathering.
Discover the conference
Help strengthen this pathway.
Bring your skills, resources or organisational partnership to community-centred development.
Partner in women’s empowerment
Support the conditions
for women to thrive.
For South African and international funders, we offer a starting point for a focused programme conversation grounded in community priorities.
Capability and choice
Explore financial capability, enterprise readiness and relevant connections to skills and livelihood opportunities.
Connection and support
Support conversations and activities that connect personal development, peer relationships and practical wellbeing.
Building on connection
A platform for women.
A pathway for partnership.
The Women’s Lounge Conference has brought women together over three consecutive years.
Explore the conference and community photographs, then speak with us about the next programme opportunity. Proposed funding should be based on a clear scope, budget, delivery capacity and agreed measures of progress.
See the Women’s Lounge ConferenceFor each partnership, discuss how participation, learning and follow-up can be recorded responsibly. Outcome targets and reporting arrangements are agreed during programme design.
The case for support
Understand the need.
Shape the response.
Explore the South African and global evidence on women’s safety, economic opportunity and care responsibilities.
See how these challenges inform our programme priorities and the funding conversations we invite.
Why invest in women?