We are WEIForward
Empowering women and youth to achieve economic equality by unleashing their potential within the global labor force and as entrepreneurs
Our Approach
WEIForward drives change through an inclusive approach that emphasizes stakeholder engagement and agency in a systems framework for transformative action:
Evidence → Co-designed solutions → Policy Action → Impact Assessment → Scale
Advisory and Implementation Services
We conduct analysis, co-create solutions, and translate insights into policies, systems change, and accountability frameworks that drive measurable impact
Transformational Entrepreneurship
We unlock opportunities and resources for purpose-driven enterprises by building pipelines that support women and youth entrepreneurs in the missing middle.
Pathways for Change
We contribute to policies and practices for human flourishing and building coalitions to effect change. WEIForward is committed to advancing new approaches to addressing systemic economic and social challenges that impact people, planet, and power.
WEIForward Global Institute
Thought leadership to drive human flourishing, transformational entrepreneurship, and inclusive economic growth.
Accelerating Economic Empowerment and Human Flourishing
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.
The WEIForward GroundUp Alliance drives inclusion through three integrated pillars:
Advisory and Implementation Services
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.
Transformational Entrepreneurship
Building pipelines for transformational women and youth entrepreneurs in the missing middle by unlocking access to opportunities, resources, and enterprise support.
Thought Leadership
We advance human flourishing, social cohesion, and economic empowerment by shaping new approaches to systemic economic and social challenges.
The WEIForward Network
Our network covers regions and countries, at national and sub-national levels.
Join the Movement Toward Inclusive Economies
Whether you are a policymaker, partner, funder, or ecosystem leader, there is a role for you in accelerating inclusive economic transformation.