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 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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December 9, 2024
COMFWB Malawi positively impacted over 1000 Women entrepreneurs in 2024

โ„‚๐•†๐•„๐”ฝ๐•Ž๐”น ๐•„๐•’๐•๐•’๐•จ๐•š ๐•ก๐• ๐•ค๐•š๐•ฅ๐•š๐•ง๐•–๐•๐•ช ๐•š๐•ž๐•ก๐•’๐•”๐•ฅ๐•–๐•• ๐• ๐•ง๐•–๐•ฃ ๐Ÿ™,๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜ ๐•จ๐• ๐•ž๐•–๐•Ÿ ๐•–๐•Ÿ๐•ฅ๐•ฃ๐•–๐•ก๐•ฃ๐•–๐•Ÿ๐•–๐•ฆ๐•ฃ๐•ค ๐•š๐•Ÿ ๐Ÿš๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿš๐Ÿœ

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December 8, 2024
COMFWB Empowers Ethiopian Women Entrepreneurs

๐‘ฌ๐‘พ๐‘ฌ๐‘จ ๐’๐’“ ๐‘ช๐‘ถ๐‘ด๐‘ญ๐‘พ๐‘ฉ ๐‘ฌ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’‘๐’Š๐’‚ ๐’”๐’–๐’„๐’„๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’‡๐’–๐’๐’๐’š ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’†๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐’‚ 10-๐’…๐’‚๐’š ๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’ˆ๐’“๐’‚๐’Ž ๐’•๐’ ๐’†๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’˜๐’†๐’“ 40 ๐’˜๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’ ๐’†๐’๐’•๐’“๐’†๐’‘๐’“๐’†๐’๐’†๐’–๐’“๐’”

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December 4, 2024
COMFWB Tunisia : participation ร  la journรฉe de dialogue et ร  lโ€™atelier national sur lโ€™autonomisation รฉconomique des femmes dans le commerce Intra-Rรฉgional

La Chambre Nationale des Femmes Chefs dโ€™Entreprises (COMFWB) Tunisie a activement participรฉ ร  un atelier national organisรฉ les 3 et 4 dรฉcembre dernier, en collaboration avec le Secrรฉtariat du COMESA et le gouvernement tunisien. Cet รฉvรฉnement avait pour objectif principal de sensibiliser les femmes et les jeunes aux opportunitรฉs offertes par le commerce intra-rรฉgional et de les encourager ร  s'y engager activement.

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December 4, 2024
COMFWB Madagascar ย : successful RECAMP Training to improve Malagasy Women Entrepreneurs competitiveness and market access

Groupement des Femmes Entrepreneurs de Madagascar officiel (GFEM) or COMFWB Madagascar has successfully completed a RECAMP Training program aimed at enhancing the competitiveness and market access of Malagasy women entrepreneurs in targeted value chains within COMESA Member States. The training focused on technical, entrepreneurial, and managerial skills to empower women business owners to succeed in local and international markets. By providing essential tools and knowledge, RECAMP aims to foster deeper regional economic integration and enable women to actively participate in global value chains. Pitch sessions were held during the training, allowing women entrepreneurs to showcase their products and services, refine their pitches, and secure potential funding and partnerships. This empowers them to transform their ideas into reality and contribute to regional economic growth.

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.

About us

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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