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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March 28, 2025
Lancement du projet KOLISSA COP : un tremplin pour l'entrepreneuriat fรฉminin en RDC

Quelle journรฉe incroyable pour les femmes entrepreneurs du Congo ! Le 27 mars dernier, la Commission Nationale des Femmes Entrepreneures CNFE, ou COMFWB Congo, a absolument secouรฉ le siรจge de la FEC ร  Kinshasa avec une session d'information exceptionnelle ! Il s'agissait d'une puissante cรฉlรฉbration du Mois de la femme, au cours de laquelle le directeur gรฉnรฉral de la FEC, M. Thierry Ngoy Kasumba, a promis le soutien indรฉfectible de la FEC aux femmes qui sont le moteur de l'รฉconomie congolaise. L'รฉnergie รฉtait palpable et l'engagement ร  donner du pouvoir ร  ces femmes incroyables รฉtait clair ! Cette session innovante a รฉgalement servi de tremplin officiel pour le projet rรฉvolutionnaire KOLISSA COP ! Cette initiative qui change la donne, une collaboration entre le CNFE et l'incubateur Pull Up Business Women, est destinรฉe ร  faire monter en flรจche les capacitรฉs des femmes entrepreneurs congolaises !

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March 9, 2025
COMFWB Trade Fair : Empowering Women Entrepreneurs

The 6th COMESA Federation of Women in Business Trade Fair and Business Conference in Addis Ababa, May 2025, will empower women and youth entrepreneurs across 21 COMESA member states by providing a platform for networking, B2B interactions, and knowledge sharing, with a focus on gender-responsive regional integration, green investments, and capitalizing on the opportunities within the African Continental Free Trade Area, featuring exhibitions, business talks, and matchmaking to address challenges like limited access to finance and markets, and ultimately celebrating innovation and achievement.

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March 9, 2025
๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ COMFWB and MOTRI of Ethiopia ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—˜๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฒ๐˜๐—ต ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—™๐—ช๐—• ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ : A ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž!

A well-attended meeting in Ethiopia, featuring influential figures and enthusiastic participants, promoted the 6th COMFWB Trade Fair and Business Conference, which aims to empower women entrepreneurs and capitalize on the opportunities presented by the COMESA, SADC, and EAC Free Trade Area, showcasing diverse sectors like agribusiness, technology, and finance, and culminating in a celebratory gala to recognize innovation.

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March 9, 2025
COMFWB and MOTRI of Ethiopia : a press conference to inform Ethiopian Press and Media on the 6th COMFWB Trade Fair and Business Conference

COMFWB and Ethiopia's MOTRI, led by Chairperson Maureen Sumbwe and State Minister Yasmine Wohabrebbi, held a press conference to announce the 6th COMFWB Trade Fair and Business Conference, taking place in Addis Ababa in May 2025 during COMESA Week. The event, themed "A Thriving COMESA Through Gender-Responsive Regional Integration," aims to empower women and youth entrepreneurs across 21 COMESA member states. It will address challenges like limited access to finance and markets, and will feature networking, B2B interactions, knowledge sharing, and business pitching, solidifying COMFWB's role in promoting women's integration into regional trade and development.

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March 9, 2025
COMFWB and MOTRI of Ethiopia : preparatory meeting before the Public Awareness on the 6th COMFWB Trade Fair

COMFWB and Ethiopia's Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration (MOTRI) convened a preparatory meeting on the Public Awareness events to promote the 6th COMFWB Trade Fair and Business Conference. The meeting discussions were focused on logistical planning, Regional delegation coordination, business conference agendas, award presentations, and public awareness strategies. Discussions between State Minister Yasmin Wohabrebi and COMFWB Chairperson Maureen Sumbwe centered on ensuring a successful event.

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January 1, 2025
Happy New Year 2025

โ„๐•’๐•ก๐•ก๐•ช โ„•๐•–๐•จ ๐•๐•–๐•’๐•ฃ ๐Ÿš๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿš๐Ÿ ๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ ๐•„๐•’๐•ช ๐•ฅ๐•™๐•š๐•ค โ„•๐•–๐•จ ๐•๐•–๐•’๐•ฃ ๐•“๐•ฃ๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•˜ ๐•˜๐•ฃ๐• ๐•จ๐•ฅ๐•™ ๐•’๐•Ÿ๐•• ๐• ๐•ก๐•ก๐• ๐•ฃ๐•ฅ๐•ฆ๐•Ÿ๐•š๐•ฅ๐•š๐•–๐•ค ๐•ฅ๐•  ๐•’๐•”๐•™๐•š๐•–๐•ง๐•– ๐•’๐•๐• ๐•ช๐• ๐•ฆ๐•ฃ ๐•˜๐• ๐•’๐•๐•ค. ๐•Ž๐•š๐•ค๐•™๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•˜ ๐•ช๐• ๐•ฆ ๐•’ ๐•ก๐•ฃ๐• ๐•ค๐•ก๐•–๐•ฃ๐• ๐•ฆ๐•ค ๐•ช๐•–๐•’๐•ฃ ๐•’๐•™๐•–๐•’๐•• ! โ€”โ€”โ€”- ๐”น๐• ๐•Ÿ๐•Ÿ๐•– ๐•–๐•ฅ ๐•™๐•–๐•ฆ๐•ฃ๐•–๐•ฆ๐•ค๐•– ๐•’๐•Ÿ๐•Ÿรฉ๐•– ๐Ÿš๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿš๐Ÿ ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽ โ„š๐•ฆ๐•– ๐•”๐•–๐•ฅ๐•ฅ๐•– ๐•Ÿ๐• ๐•ฆ๐•ง๐•–๐•๐•๐•– ๐•’๐•Ÿ๐•Ÿรฉ๐•– ๐•ง๐• ๐•ฆ๐•ค ๐•’๐•ก๐•ก๐• ๐•ฃ๐•ฅ๐•– ๐••๐•– ๐•๐•’ ๐•”๐•ฃ๐• ๐•š๐•ค๐•ค๐•’๐•Ÿ๐•”๐•– ๐•–๐•ฅ ๐••๐•–๐•ค ๐• ๐•ก๐•ก๐• ๐•ฃ๐•ฅ๐•ฆ๐•Ÿ๐•š๐•ฅรฉ๐•ค ๐•ก๐• ๐•ฆ๐•ฃ ๐•’๐•ฅ๐•ฅ๐•–๐•š๐•Ÿ๐••๐•ฃ๐•– ๐•ฅ๐• ๐•ฆ๐•ค ๐•ง๐• ๐•ค ๐• ๐•“๐•›๐•–๐•”๐•ฅ๐•š๐•—๐•ค. โ„•๐• ๐•ฆ๐•ค ๐•ง๐• ๐•ฆ๐•ค ๐•ค๐• ๐•ฆ๐•™๐•’๐•š๐•ฅ๐• ๐•Ÿ๐•ค ๐•ฆ๐•Ÿ๐•– ๐•’๐•Ÿ๐•Ÿรฉ๐•– ๐•ก๐•ฃ๐• ๐•ค๐•กรจ๐•ฃ๐•– ร  ๐•ง๐•–๐•Ÿ๐•š๐•ฃ !

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Our results in numbers

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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