WE Act is a five-year project funded by USAID that supports young women in Cambodia’s urban centers to realize their path toward empowerment and success as entrepreneurs and leaders in their communities.

While estimates show women own more than of businesses in Cambodia, they own only of small businesses with or more employees, and less than of women’s businesses are formally registered. These facts point to a ‘glass ceiling’ for women entrepreneurs, a service gap, and a big opportunity to systematically support the growth of women as economic actors. We believe that if women have access to the right information, skills, investment capital and social and business connections, and if they have the personal agency needed to take strategic action with those resources, they will be able to achieve their entrepreneurial goals and live the lives they choose. For their families, communities and Cambodia, this will mean thriving, innovative women-owned enterprises and young women playing dynamic leadership roles throughout Cambodian society.