Our Programs
WITU delivers its work through two flagship programs designed to equip women and girls with skills, agency, networks, and opportunities.
ElevateHer360
WITU's workforce development program that equips young women from underserved communities with digital, employability, leadership, and agency-building skills, while connecting them to work and income-generating opportunities.
- Digital skills training
- Employability and career readiness
- Leadership and agency building
- Pathways to work and income-generating opportunities
Elevate Accelerator
WITU's entrepreneurship support program that equips women entrepreneurs and startups with the skills, mentorship, access to finance, and ecosystem connections needed to grow sustainable businesses and create economic opportunities.
- Incubation and acceleration
- Mentorship and business development support
- Access to finance
- Access to networks and opportunities
Skills, Agency & Opportunity Pathways
Many of the women and girls we serve face barriers that extend beyond access to skills training. WITU combines technical training with agency building, personalized support, and direct connections to employers, entrepreneurship ecosystems, and income-generating opportunities.
Confidence
Participants build self-belief, resilience, and motivation, empowering them to pursue education, employment, and entrepreneurship opportunities with confidence.
Voice
Participants strengthen communication, self-advocacy, and decision-making skills, empowering them to navigate challenges and shape their futures with confidence.
Leadership
Participants develop leadership, responsibility, and problem-solving skills, empowering them to succeed in work, business, and community settings.
Personalized Support & Opportunity Connections
Through mentorship, AI-powered assessments and coaching, employer partnerships, and entrepreneurship support, participants receive personalized guidance tailored to their goals, current stage, readiness level, and individual needs. Adaptive assessments continuously identify strengths, challenges, and growth opportunities, enabling each young woman to access the learning, support, and economic opportunities most relevant to her journey. WITU connects participants to internships, jobs, freelance work, business support services, and other income-generating opportunities, helping them successfully transition from learning to earning.
The Participant Journey
Young women move through a structured pathway that builds skills, work experience, and income. The journey combines practical training, real work exposure, and continuous professional support.
Skills Training & Agency Building
Participants complete 3 to 6 months of intensive, market-led digital skills training while building confidence, leadership, self-advocacy, communication, and decision-making skills.
Work Experience & Exposure
Participants gain practical experience through internships, projects, mentorship, and exposure to employers and industry partners.
Economic Outcomes
Participants move into employment, entrepreneurship, freelancing, or further education pathways that increase income and long-term economic resilience.
Continuous Mentorship & Career Support
Mentorship and career support run throughout the journey. Participants receive guidance from technical specialists, industry professionals, mentors, and alumni to strengthen confidence, performance, agency, and long-term career readiness.
In Their Own Words
Real stories of transformation from WITU participants and graduates
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Organizations supporting WITU's work and ecosystem
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