ALPADEF (Pan-African Alliance for the Development of Women's Entrepreneurship)

Created in 2008, the Pan-African Alliance for the Development of Women's Entrepreneurship (ALPADEF) is an association under the French law of 1901 whose aim is to provide African women with sufficient entrepreneurial skills to be autonomous and thus contribute to the development of local economic activity. With nearly a quarter of African women now involved in an entrepreneurial project, and the highest rate of female entrepreneurship in the world, the role of women in the economies of these countries can no longer be ignored.
ALPADEF's primary objective is to support women in becoming independent, both financially and in human terms. This autonomy, in order to be sustainable, requires education, employment and the consideration of environmental issues. By training women in social entrepreneurship and agro-ecology, ALPADEF seeks to reduce inequalities and the economic divide in the countries concerned by acting from within, while enabling fair, equitable and environmentally responsible local development.