WFP’s ‘She Can’ women economic empowerment programme supports women with trainings and revolving micro-loans to help increase their household income. A local tailored gender-sensitive training package is provided to participating women on business management, marketing, gender, in addition to vocational training that considers local market dynamics and resources. The provided trainings are proven to have strengthened rural women’s leadership skills and self-confidence.
Upon successful completion of the business skills and vocational trainings, interested women apply for micro-loans to start their own income-generation projects. According to assessments and monitoring by WFP and partners, ‘She Can’ has enabled women to feel empowered within their households and their communities.
In 2019, the WFP Egypt Country Office won the WFP Global Innovation Award for the ‘She Can’ initiative and the first of its kind ShareTheMeal campaign.
