It's Day Two the Annual COMFWB Trade Fair. Learn more
Day Two of the Annual COMFWB Trade Fair.Learn more

second annual
regional trade fair
& Gala dinner

22nd - 24th September 2021

Lusaka, Zambia
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July 20, 2025
COMFWB Seychelles shone at Blue Economy Bazaar and won the prize for Innovative Fish Leather

COMFWB Seychelles shone at Blue Economy Bazaar and won the prize for Innovative Fish Leather โ€”โ€”โ€”-Victoria, Seychelles ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จโ€“ Saturday 19th July 2025, marked an achievement for the COMFWB Seychelles Chapter at the Blue Economy Bazaar. Their informative stall not only captivated attendees but also secured them a 3rd prize for their exceptional displayโ€The COMFWB Seychelles team proudly showcased their innovative fish leather products, which proved to be a major point of curiosity and appreciation among both Seychellois locals and international visitors. The unique material, a sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative garnered considerable attention for its novel

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July 17, 2025
COMFWB Djibouti : strong presence at SIFIA 2025

A robust delegation of 19 members from COMFWB Djibouti actively participated, showcased Djiboutian entrepreneurship and fostering valuable connections at the SIFIA 2025 in COTE D'IVOIRE. This event presented an opportunity for Djiboutian women entrepreneurs to expand their networks, connect with suppliers, partners, and clients across the continent, and significantly strengthen intra-African collaboration

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July 4, 2025
FOWEK or COMFWB Kenya Chapter : A ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐๐ž, ๐Œ๐ฌ. ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐š ๐Ž๐ฆ๐›๐š๐ฆ

โ€T๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ž๐๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐Š๐ž๐ง๐ฒ๐š (๐…๐Ž๐–๐„๐Š) ๐ก๐š๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐๐ž, ๐Œ๐ฌ. ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐š ๐Ž๐ฆ๐›๐š๐ฆThe meeting served as a formal introduction of the Federation and its national mandate to promote and support the growth of women-led businesses across Kenya.

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July 4, 2025
COMFWB Zimbabwe : celebration of its expansion in Bulawayo

On July 3rd, Bulawayo, the second largest city of Zimbabwe hosted the COMFWB Women's Breakfast. This event marked the beginning of COMFWB Zimbabwe's expansion plans to empower women entrepreneurs across Zimbabwe's provinces

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July 3, 2025
Celebrating the launch of COMFWB Zimbabwe's expansion in Bulawayo

On July 3rd, the COMFWB Zimbabwe launched its Bulawayo expansion with a Women's Breakfast, hosted by Chairperson Dr. Edna Mukurazhizha, marking the start of a national initiative to empower women entrepreneurs. This event provided a crucial platform for networking and knowledge-sharing, aiming to inspire women's active participation in Zimbabwe's economic development and trade. The successful Bulawayo launch underscores the power of women's entrepreneurship in driving economic change, as COMFWB Zimbabwe plans to extend this initiative across other provinces, reinforcing its commitment to a brighter future for the nation.

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June 23, 2025
COMFWB Zambia Chairperson calls on women entrepreneurs to combat early marriage and drive empowerment

Women in business across Africa are being urgently called upon to combat the alarming rates of early marriage and lack of educational access for girls, with approximately 400 million girls forced into child marriage and 250 million denied education due to financial barriers. The Zambia Federation of Associations of Women in Business (ZFAWIB), the COMFWB Zambia Chapter, recently underscored this imperative at the "Women Creating Wealth" program's graduation, a joint initiative with the Graรงa Machel Trust aimed at empowering women and adolescent girls. This program, championed by Siphira Chisha, focuses on equipping women with leadership and financial literacy to foster positive change and help other women, particularly young girls, achieve better lives. ZFAWIB CEO Maureen Sumbwe also encouraged women entrepreneurs to form strategic alliances and leverage the African Continental Free Trade Agreement as Zambia prioritizes policies for women's empowerment.

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Our results in numbers

10,000+

Jobs created

Through our programs and initiatives, COMFWB has contributed to the creation of over 10,000 jobs. These job opportunities have a meaningful impact on local economies and the livelihoods of individuals, advancing our mission of women's economic empowerment.

$50M

Investment facilitation

Over the past five years, COMFWB has successfully facilitated over $US50 million in investments for women-led businesses across the COMESA region. This substantial financial support has driven economic growth and empowerment for women entrepreneurs in our network.

50%

Membership Increase

Since our inception, we have achieved a 50% increase in membership across the various COMFWB chapters, demonstrating our growing impact and outreach within the COMESA region.

100,000+

Women-owned businesses empower

COMFWB has trained over 100,000 women, equipping them with essential business skills, cross-border trade knowledge, and other tools necessary for success. These women are now empowered to navigate the complexities of entrepreneurship and cross-border commerce, contributing to economic growth and regional integration.

1,500+

Cross-border collaborations

COMFWB has facilitated 1,500 cross-border collaborations among women entrepreneurs in the COMESA region. These collaborations have led to increased trade, knowledge sharing, and economic opportunities, fostering regional integration and empowerment.

2,500+

Women Entrepreneurs Supported by Incubators

COMFWB has enabled 2,500 women entrepreneurs to access essential business support services through partnerships with business incubators. This initiative has provided women with valuable resources and guidance to enhance their business ventures and overall economic success.

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Who Are We

The Comesa Federation of Women in Business (COMFWB) is a COMESA institution which was established in July 1993 in Zimbabwe with the endorsement of the Authority which is made up of Heads of States and Governments of the COMESA member states.

COMFWB acts as a forum for the exchange of ideas and experience among women entrepreneurs; an instrument through which the appropriate portion of COMESA Women in Development Programmes are implemented; a forum for network among women entrepreneurs and an instrument for encouraging women to set up or expand existing enterprises.โ€

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Testimonials

Catherine Olab
Farmer
Tangakona Commercial Village, Busia - Kenya

I thank God for COMFWB for opening our minds through the training offered to us. I have benefited very much from this training. I am now able to train other groups and also other trainers on value addition for the cassava produced here in Busia.

Maureen sumbwe
Chief Executive Officer
ZFAWIB -Zambia

The hard work by the women in business in Zambia is now yielding results especially with the help coming from stakeholders like COMESA, COMFWB and ZAM.

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