Our Strategic Plan

Executive Summary:
Empowering Women to Build Better Communities

We believe in the power of local women-led organizations to improve the lives of women and girls in their communities. Born out of a deep understanding gained over a decade working in sub-Saharan cities, WomenStrong was founded to provide resources to and to connect remarkable women leaders and their grassroots organizations.

Our experience since our founding in 2014 has laid the firm basis for this new stage of growth, as outlined in our 2024-2026 Strategic Plan. At its core are five objectives aimed at promoting gender equity across the globe:

1. Helping women-led partner organizations strengthen their capacity in ways they identify as contributing to their effectiveness in their work with the women and girls in their communities.
2. Community capacity strengthening, peer-to-peer learning and collaboration, and amplifying partners’ voice and visibility.
3. Assessing partners’ feedback on and outcomes of their capacity strengthening and Learning Lab activities, and supporting interested partners in strengthening their own learning and evaluation processes.
4. Expanding and clarifying our own leadership and governance structures.
5. Ensuring our organizational growth and development by implementing communications, fundraising, and donor relation strategies, to deepen our visibility and financial sustainability.