Financial Support
"Our vision is to create a community of women supporting each other on a journey of self-discovery and female empowerment."
Financial Support Policy
Sponsorship for WWI Graduates
Each year, Women for Afrika (WFA) supports women, who have completed their Woman Within weekend, within our community through its sponsorship program. Our objective is to invest in the women to grow our community, share the knowledge and foster relationships with these women to ensure support to our community through active participation in the work done by Women for Afrika in the South African community.
We are honored that you want to invest in yourself. Sponsorship is specific to:
Staffing the weekends
Attending workshops
Staffing international weekends
Attending international training.
Below are the sponsorship opportunities and the corresponding criteria.
Self-sustaining Fund:
This fund is a self-sustaining fund. It is designed to give women who have the financial means, the opportunity to borrow money, interest free, with the intention of paying it back over a specified time frame. These funds can then be re-invested in the personal development of other women on an ongoing basis.
The fund consists of R12,000. The maximum amount per application is R4,000.
The time frame for repayment is within 12 months.
Sponsorship fund:
This is a non-self-sustaining fund. These funds are generated through fundraising events therefore this fund is limited and is earmarked for those without financial means.
There is a maximum amount per application of up to 50% of the course fee.
In line with our objectives to ensure support to grow our community, through active participation women applying are encouraged:
To be an open circle guide or co-guide
To be available to empowerment circles as a support when needed / required.
To be a guide for the 8 week guided circles or the weekend intensives
To assist with the one day staff training
To assist with the skills workshop and or shedding shame workshop
To support with jobs leading up to the weekends.
To supporting the leadership circle with specific administrative roles.
To commit to creating a fundraising activity to raise further funds for WFA
To partake in Public speaking (representing WFA at the MKP home coming or WFA at our celebration evening)
Each applicant will be required to complete our online sponsorship request form.
Sponsorship is not automatically guaranteed.
Each request will be considered based on the criteria above, mitigating circumstances and funds available.
You will be informed via email by the Registrations coordinator.
Sponsorship's are only for WFA personal development opportunities.
In all registration forms for workshops and weekend, payment plans and sponsorship opportunities will be made available to you.
Sponsorship for WWI Participants
Each year, Women for Afrika supports women who would like to attend our Woman Within Weekends, through its sponsorship program.
Our objective is to invest in women who want to develop themselves personally and professionally, and who would like to become an active part of our community.
The sponsorship is specific to the Woman Within Weekends and is a limited fund.
Sponsorships are offered as well as Individualised payment plans are offered over an extended period.
Each applicant will be required to complete our online sponsorship request form.
Sponsorship is not automatically guaranteed.
Each request will be considered based on the criteria above, mitigating circumstances and funds available.
You will be informed via email by the Registrations coordinator.
Sponsorships are only for WFA personal development opportunities.
In all registration forms for workshops and weekend, payment plans and sponsorship opportunities will be made available to you.