Female entrepreneurship and the green economy: towards the implementation of an incubation program for green female entrepreneurs

Establishing an incubation program for green entrepreneurs in Senegal is the ambition of the Agency for the Development and Supervision of Small and Medium Enterprises (Adepme), in order to support women who develop activities in sectors of the green economy across the country.

From November 4 to 6, 2026, Adepme officials took part, at the invitation of UN Women Africa-UN Women Africa, in the co-design workshop of the incubation program for green entrepreneurs. Three days of work dedicated to reflection on the conditions of support and financing for women who develop activities in sectors of the green economy.

“Organized as part of the project to support an inclusive green economy and the accessibility of green financing to women in Senegal, the workshop notably made it possible to work on the link between incubation and financing. The objective is to better prepare entrepreneurs to access the financial resources necessary for the development of their activities, while taking into account the viability of their projects and their repayment capacity,” reports a note from the agency made public on Tuesday.

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The discussions, according to the same source, focused on the preparation of 30 green women entrepreneurs to put together solid financing files, the alignment of the needs resulting from incubation with the available financing offers, as well as the validation of a common roadmap between the partners.

For Adepme, this consultation stage lays the foundations for better coordinated support, from the maturation of projects to their access to financing. It also opens up prospects for strengthening the place of women in the development of economic activities that provide solutions for the ecological transition in Senegal.

Mariama DIEME