WomensTrust

What WomensTrust does

WomensTrust is a Ghanaian non-profit organization founded in 2003 by Dana Dakin to empower women and girls in the Pokuase community in the Greater Accra Region. Originally launched as one of the first microfinance providers for underprivileged women in Ghana, the organization restructured its mission in 2015 to focus on education as the foundation for lasting change, discontinuing microfinance in favor of scholarships, adult literacy, vocational skills training, and health programs.

The organization delivers four core programs: the Trust Scholars Program, which provides comprehensive educational support from primary through tertiary level including tuition, uniforms, laptops, and mentorship; the Limitless Tech Enrichment Program, an after-school initiative covering Mathematics, English, and ICT; the Akwannya Program, which offers adult literacy and vocational skills (beadmaking, soap/detergent production) to women who missed formal education; and the Healthy Ɔhemmaa Program, a preventive health and screening service. Programs are delivered directly through a small staff (~6) and community partnerships, with measurable outcomes including 36 tertiary graduates, 2,600+ girls in after-school programs, 5,000+ women in preventive healthcare, and 484 adult literacy graduates.

The organization is funded through individual donations, foundation grants (including a 2025 New Africa Fund matching grant), corporate partnerships, and fundraising campaigns, with donations processed globally via Paystack and a dedicated USA donation page. In 2026, following 20 years under U.S. board governance, WomensTrust completed a formal leadership transition to a Ghanaian Board chaired by Professor Mansah Prah, a former Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Cape Coast.

Name

WomensTrust

Legal name

WomensTrust

Website

https://womenstrust.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WomensTrust is a Ghanaian non-profit founded in 2003 that delivers education scholarships, adult literacy, vocational training, and preventive healthcare to women and girls in the Pokuase community of Greater Accra, currently transitioning to Ghanaian-led governance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Empowerment Non-Profit Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (BPAGABAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Gender Equality, Inclusion & Social Protection Programs (BPADABAK)

Keywords

• Girls education scholarships
• Adult literacy programs
• Women empowerment services
• Community health programs
• Vocational skills training

Headquarters

HQ city

Accra

HQ country

Ghana

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations from Individuals: Individual donors contribute to support the organization's programs. The organization encourages donors and supporters to continue their partnership during the Ghanaian leadership transition.
2. Foundation Grants: In 2025, WomensTrust received a matching grant award from the New Africa Fund (NAF).
3. Corporate Partnerships: Funding from corporate partners as part of the organization's diversified funding approach.
4. Fundraising Campaigns: The organization conducts fundraising campaigns to support operations and programs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

WomensTrust is a non-profit organization that delivers education scholarships, adult literacy classes, vocational skills training, and preventive healthcare services to women and girls in the Pokuase community of Ghana. Its core offerings include the Trust Scholars Program, the Limitless Tech Enrichment Program, the Akwannya Adult Literacy Program, and the Healthy Ɔhemmaa Program, all provided free of charge to beneficiaries and funded through donations and grants.

Product overview

WomensTrust is a non-profit organization offering a portfolio of four interconnected programs: the Trust Scholars Program provides educational scholarships and wraparound support for girls from primary through tertiary education; the Limitless Tech Enrichment Program delivers digital literacy and afterschool tutoring in Math, English, and ICT; the Akwannya Program offers adult literacy and vocational skills training; and the Healthy Ɔhemmaa Program provides community health education and preventive care. Together, these programs form a holistic approach to empowering women and girls through education, skills development, and health support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trust Scholars Program Scholarship program supporting academically promising girls from underserved communities with comprehensive wraparound support including school fees, learning materials, uniforms, laptops, mentorship, and health interventions from primary through tertiary education. Provided free of charge to beneficiaries and funded through donations and grants.
• Limitless Tech Enrichment Program After-school program providing tutoring in Mathematics and English and digital skills training in ICT, designed to bridge the digital divide for girls in underserved communities. Free to participants.
• Akwannya Program (Adult Literacy) Adult literacy and lifelong learning initiative empowering women who missed formal education through literacy classes in Ga, Twi, Ewe, and English, combined with vocational training in bead making, liquid soap production, and entrepreneurial skills development. Free to participants.
• Healthy �hemmaa Program Health and wellness program bridging healthcare gaps in underserved communities through health education, screenings, preventive care, medication, and wellness clinics for women and their families. Free to participants.
• Microfinance Soft Loans Microfinance soft loans supporting women entrepreneurs in Pokuase; over 2,000 women entrepreneurs have been supported through this offering.

Quantifiable outcome

• 36 tertiary graduates and 37 currently enrolled in tertiary education
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UMASS NurseshistoricalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Partnership with UMASS nurses in 2007 for health screening programs. Over 3,000 women received health screenings through this partnership, establishing the organization's health program model.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• BRAC: BRAC is a large international development organization operating education, empowerment, and microfinance programs in multiple developing countries including in West Africa. Comparable to WomensTrust in combining education, microfinance, and women's empowerment but at a vastly different organizational scale.
• Plan International Ghana: Plan International Ghana is the local arm of a global child- and girl-centered NGO with deep presence in Ghana. Overlapping with WomensTrust on girls' education and women's empowerment, but as part of a much wider portfolio including child protection, humanitarian response, and global advocacy.
• UNICEF Ghana: UNICEF Ghana delivers programming on child rights, education, and adolescent health including for girls, working alongside government and NGO partners. Operates in the same geographic space as WomensTrust with overlapping education and health priorities but on a vastly larger scale.

Direct peers

• CAMFED: CAMFED (Campaign for Female Education) is a pan-African NGO focused on educating and empowering girls in some of the poorest rural communities, including Ghana. Directly comparable to WomensTrust's mission of supporting academically promising girls from low-income families through their education journey.
• Room to Read: Room to Read supports girls' education and literacy in low-income communities across Africa and Asia. Comparable operating model: long-term scholarships for girls, literacy programs, and wrap-around support for education completion - directly analogous to WomensTrust's Trust Scholars Program.
• African Women's Development Fund (AWDF): AWDF is a pan-African grantmaking fund that supports women's rights organizations across Africa, including in Ghana. Comparable to WomensTrust in mission focus on African women's empowerment, though AWDF operates primarily as a grantmaker to other NGOs rather than a direct service provider.
• FAWE: FAWE (Forum for African Women Educationalists) advances girls' education and gender equality across Africa, with national chapters including in Ghana. Comparable as a girls' education and women's empowerment NGO delivering scholarships, advocacy, and community programs in African contexts.

Emerging players

• WomenLift Health: WomenLift Health is a global organization advancing women's leadership and well-being, including in Africa. Tangentially comparable as a women's empowerment NGO operating in similar geographies, but with a narrower focus on health leadership rather than direct community programming.
• Opportunity International: Opportunity International provides microfinance, education, and training programs to women in poverty across Africa. Directly comparable to the original microfinance arm of WomensTrust's work and its continued economic empowerment track through vocational and microfinance support for women.

Others

• VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas): VSO is an international development organization focused on education, gender equality, and inclusion across Africa and Asia. Comparable ecosystem player addressing girls' education and women's empowerment through volunteer-based and partnership models, though with a broader geographic and thematic remit than WomensTrust.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/WomensTrustGhana
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/womenstrust
• Instagraminstagram.com/women_strust?igsh=enhkM3I1Y2lpeHJu&utm_source=qr
• TikToktiktok.com/@womenstrust25
• Xx.com/womenstrust

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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Investments

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