About Us
The Canadian and African Business Women’s Alliance (CAABWA) is a non-profit, Canadian and African association with the mandate to support African women entrepreneurs in their efforts to participate in international trade.
Objectives
- To improve economic sustainability and growth in Africa.
- To encourage gender equality and empower women.
- To advance private sector development.
How we accomplish them
- By building an African women's network through strategic alliances with women's business organizations in sub-Saharan African countries.
- By facilitating access to training and resource information to support export capacity building.
- By providing internships for young Canadian women interested in working with women's business organizations in Africa.
- By fostering business linkages between Canada and African countries.
- By pursuing donor agency / private funded projects which will fulfill our mandate.