The African Women's Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP)

The African Women's Entrepreneurship Program (spearheaded by Hilary Clinton) was created in conjunction with the US/Sub-Saharan African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the US Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program. AGOA was enacted to increase trade opportunities for Sub-Saharan nations and help them integrate into the global economy.

The women involved in AWEP are successful business leaders and entrepreneurs in their countries; they are inspirational leaders for other women and they are proof of the merits of education. AWEP aims to increase the number of these women and provide more opportunities for women who own businesses and land. The program invites these women to the US to meet with legislators and business leaders in order to network with others and gain support for and advice on their businesses at home.