The Arab Women’s Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP) is a Citi Foundation-funded initiative, implemented by AMIDEAST in Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, and the UAE.  In each country 20 women competed to be selected as participants in the program and receive:

13 Days of training on business skills, conducted in Arabic, including topics such as:

• What makes a successful entrepreneur
•  How to register a business in Lebanon
•  How to fund a new business or business growth
•  How to assess risk and feasibility
•  Strategic planning
•  Accounting and cash flow
•  Customer service
•  Sales skills 

In addition:

• Site visits will be made to selected small businesses started and run by women
• Successful women entrepreneurs will act as guest speakers
• You will develop a business plan
• You will be connected to those who can help fund your business
• Mentors will support you as you establish your new business, or grow your existing business
• Your individual progress will be monitored throughout the program
• Your local group will gather regularly to discuss each other’s progress and share advice, experiences, and success stories
• You will gain access to AMIDEAST’s new online Entrepreneurship Forum that enables you to network and support each other during this period, both within and across countries 

To learn more about AWEP, please click on the language in which you'd like to read the corresponding press release. (Arabic, English, or French)

To view the AWEP brochure, you can read it in either Arabic or English.

To read an article about AWEP in Le Commerce du Levant, please click here.