The objective of the jointly-led Accelerator Mentorship Programme is to foster a selected number of women entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa with one-to-one mentorship with a panel of experts who are leading women entrepreneurs from around the globe, using a structure through which participants can interact and learn from the expert panel, as well as to provide them with access to knowledge and tools necessary to grow their enterprises and adapt to an ever-changing marketplace.

Specifically, the programme aims to provide selected women entrepreneurs with:

• A one-on-one mentorship/ coaching opportunity;
• A series of tailor-made trainings to enhance hard skills from a selection of available options;
• Knowledge exchange, networking and peer-learning opportunities; and
• Access/links to tools developed by FAO, IAFN and other institutions.