What we do

Our Programmes

How BWF supports women entrepreneurs — and the projects that brought this work to life.

Business development
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Business development

BWF implements the holistic business development approach, which contributes to enhancing sustainability of businesses and access to economic opportunities through job creation and income generation, thus promoting women’s potential leaders and agents of change.
Advocacy
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Advocacy

BWF is the voice of women and advocates for better representation of women on the boards of directors of semi-governmental organizations and private companies to discuss business-related issues, design strategies and policies for the financial inclusion of women SMEs, and increase women's participation in the workforce.
Networking
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Networking

BWF provides a platform for women to expand their connections and create business linkages between women entrepreneurs.
Previous programs

Projects

Forsah Technical and Vocational Education Training Activity Advocacy Forsah Technical and Vocational Education Training Activity Forsah TVET supports technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions to better prepare Palestinians graduates for the labor market, and to productively engage in local and regional economies. View project CLUSTER advanCing youth and women sociaL inclUSion in The MEditeRranean Business development CLUSTER advanCing youth and women sociaL inclUSion in The MEditeRranean CLUSTER advanCing youth and women sociaL inclUSion in The mEditerRanean is a project that aims to promote social inclusion and the fight against poverty. View project Livelihood Initiative to Foster Employability and Entrepreneurship for Palestinians- LIFE Palestine Business development Livelihood Initiative to Foster Employability and Entrepreneurship for Palestinians- LIFE Palestine The project LIFE PALESTINE is implemented by Action Against Hunger in partnership with Business Women Forum and funded by La Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID) View project Mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 on women’s economic participation in the State of Palestine Business development Mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 on women’s economic participation in the State of Palestine Mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 on women’s economic participation in the State of Palestine, a Programme funded by (UN COVID-19 MPTF) and implemented jointly with UN Women, the World Food Programme, and UNDP in partnership with Business Women For View project Women and Youth Entrepreneurs Leading Change – “OBADER” Business development Women and Youth Entrepreneurs Leading Change – “OBADER” The project “Women and Youth Entrepreneurs Leading Change - OBADER” implemented by CARE International (West Bank / Gaza) in cooperation with the Ministry of National Economy; in partnership with the Government of Canada for a period of four years (2 View project Reform and Development Markets, Value Chain, and Producer Project “MAP” Business development Reform and Development Markets, Value Chain, and Producer Project “MAP” The MAP project implemented and funded by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (“FAO”) with Business Women Forum in the period between (2020 – 2021). View project STEP UP Business development STEP UP STEP UP programme, designed by BWF in order to achieve equal opportunities and access to the labour market for female graduate from dual study program at Al-Quds University. View project One Stop Shop OSS – Women Champions project Business development One Stop Shop OSS – Women Champions project Promoting Women’s Equal Access to Economic Opportunities and Decent Work in Palestine. View project TUBAS RURAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND SOCIAL INNOVATION “TURBO” Business development TUBAS RURAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND SOCIAL INNOVATION “TURBO” TURBO is a three-year development project (2017- 2019) funded by AICS, Italian Agency for development cooperation, the project based upon a linking relief, rehabilitation and development (LRRD) approach. View project
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