Climate-smart agriculture, soil health, and equitable water for resilient rural communities. From seed to soil to sky โ building food security that outlasts the dry season.
Health & Nutrition
Maternal care, child nutrition, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, and pandemic-ready community health. Strong starts, longer lives, healthier futures.
Education & Skills
Inclusive education, vocational training, and digital fluency for women, youth, and persons with disabilities. Skills that open doors โ and keep them open.
Economic Growth
Markets, finance, mentorship, and growth capital for women- and youth-led enterprise. Capital where it counts most, in the hands that move the village.
Community Mobilization
Local leadership, participatory governance, and grassroots voices shaping their own future. Communities lead โ we walk with them.
Policy, Research & Innovation
Evidence-based research, policy briefs, and AU-CAADP-aligned advocacy. Turning field evidence into national and continental change.
Wema works where the work is hardest. Every pillar is rooted in evidence, designed alongside communities, and measured against clear indicators from the Strategic Plan 2025โ2035. We layer climate-smart livelihoods on top of healthcare, education, and women-led enterprise โ because resilience compounds when systems work together, not in silos.
Built for the long arc โ 10 years, 6 pillars, 250,000 lives.
Aligned with the SDGs and the AU-CAADP framework.
70% of projects community-led by 2033 โ exit is the design.
Six pillars, ten years, one mission. Walk with us โ as a partner, funder, volunteer, or ally โ and help reach 250,000 lives across Africa by 2034. The work is real. The plan is in place. The need is now.
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Women- & youth-led enterprises
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Inclusion at the Centre
Women, youth, and persons with disabilities actively shape programs, lead initiatives, and drive lasting community impact.
Climate Resilience
Climate-smart agriculture, water security, and ecosystem restoration cut across every pillar. The land, the water, and the future are one system.
Community Ownership
We strengthen local leadership and community participation to ensure sustainable, long-term development beyond project cycles.